From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Oct 8 15:05:14 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id PAA03423 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 8 Oct 1996 15:05:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from jmb@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id PAA03412; Tue, 8 Oct 1996 15:05:10 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" Message-Id: <199610082205.PAA03412@freefall.freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD installation Question To: MAQ@EPAIBM.RTPNC.EPA.GOV (Mike Lewis, Lockheed Martin) Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 15:05:09 -0700 (PDT) Cc: questions@FREEBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <"96-10-08-13:41:20.32*MAQ"@NCCIBM1.BITNET> from "Mike Lewis, Lockheed Martin" at Oct 8, 96 01:41:00 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-questions@FREEBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Mike Lewis, Lockheed Martin wrote: > > I am installing FreeBSD onto the second physical drive, so I use the > "C" option during the "create-partition" phaze. Everything appears > to function correctly. I request that the installation procedure > install your FreeBSD boot manager. > > When installation is complete, and the reboot occurs, the boot manager > fires up as I would expect. Option "F1" is listed to boot DOS which > does in fact work properly. However, *no* option appears to boot > FreeBSD from the non-DOS partition on the second physical drive. what doe sthe boot manager say about "F5"? does it have an option for accessing the second disk (should be F5) if so, hit F5 then select the FreeBSD option on the second disk (should be F1) jmb