Date: Wed, 7 Feb 1996 19:11:37 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> To: Carl Koster <ckoster@ix.netcom.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Boot after Installation Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960207191031.938B-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <199602072016.MAA08714@ix4.ix.netcom.com>
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On Wed, 7 Feb 1996, Carl Koster wrote: > My objective is to dedicate the slave srive to FreeBSD and use > the Boot Manager to choose between OSs. Installation of files seems > to proceed without a hitch. However, upon reboot there is an > "ERROR LOADING OS" message. Use a DOS disk and mark your DOS disk as "active". > I have been performing the installation from a DOS partition (primary > drive) using the Walnut Creek CDROM. > > ??? Instead of utilizing a boot manager, is there a way to boot FreeBSD > off of a floppy? Yes; just use your install floppy and type the path to the kernel to the boot: prompt. If fbsd is on your second IDE disk (wd1) just type: wd(1,a)/kernel Substitute sd for wd if you're on SCSI. > ANy comments/suggestions/solutions will be greatly appreciated. Hope this helps. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@gladstone.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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