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Date:      Tue, 23 Jul 1996 22:03:40 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
To:        Matthew Richardson <yakko@voicenet.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Device Entries in /dev
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.960723220018.243F-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199607222214.SAA07529@mail.voicenet.com>

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On Mon, 22 Jul 1996, Matthew Richardson wrote:

> During the install of FreeBSD, I was presented with the message "Warning:
> Root device selected read only.  It will be assumed you have appropriate
> device entries in /dev."

You had a failed install and did not destroy the slice before
reinstalling.  Use DOS FDISK to destroy the slice, then reinstall.

> I am having trouble booting... I get the message: "Missing Operating
> System"
> or with the boot manager it says F1 for BSD and it just doesn't work.

Try the above.  If you still get this, then go into DOS FDISK and set
the active partition.  sysinstall will sometimes wreck the active bit.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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