Date: 29 Nov 2001 16:50:57 -0800 From: swear@blarg.net (Gary W. Swearingen) To: "Jim Gansle" <jgansle@gvtc.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Getting a boot manager up Message-ID: <2x3d2xrsi6.d2x@localhost.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <001601c17932$243a22c0$4ba4b1d8@gvtc> References: <001601c17932$243a22c0$4ba4b1d8@gvtc>
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"Jim Gansle" <jgansle@gvtc.com> writes: > When using the graphic sysinstall, I simply push "Q" for the first hard disk (ad0), and choose the first loader option, > that is, to install the boot loader. For the second disk I hit on "A" to use the whole disk, then "S" to make it > active, then choose the third option (None) for the boot loader, thinking that the boot loader wouldn't be on that > disk. When I reboot nothing happens, even though all the files seem to install. Please use plain text messages, keeping original (unquoted) text less than about 70 columns. The FreeBSD boot manager can only boot to primary partitions on the boot disk or the MBR of the second (or other?) disk. So you erred in not installing a boot loader (which knows about the new FreeBSD) on the second disk too. > When I reboot, I just get a normal Windows reboot. Using other choices in the partitioning section, I've gotten into a > situation where there is a bootup message to the effect that it can't find HDD, or something like that. Had to reset > BIOS and then reload Windows to be able to use the computer. A few people have BIOS/CHS/LBA disk geometry problems. I've not and will have to refer you to mailing list archives, etc. http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search is good. If you need to ask again about disk geometry problems, be sure to give good detail about your problem. Disk stuff, error messages, etc. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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