Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 23:05:57 -0700 From: "Crist J . Clark" <cjclark@reflexnet.net> To: "R.Mason" <rmcelt@worldnet.att.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Boot Problems on Installation Message-ID: <20000925230557.M59015@149.211.6.64.reflexcom.com> In-Reply-To: <39CFA67A.CB8EF436@worldnet.att.net>; from rmcelt@worldnet.att.net on Mon, Sep 25, 2000 at 03:24:42PM -0400 References: <39CFA67A.CB8EF436@worldnet.att.net>
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On Mon, Sep 25, 2000 at 03:24:42PM -0400, R.Mason wrote: > When installing 'FreeBSD 4.0 according to chapter 5 of the Complete > FreeBSD , on rebooting my screen reads as follows: > > F1 FreeBSD > > Default: F1 > > No /boot/loader > > >>FreeBSD/i386 BOOT > Default: 0:ad(0,a)/kernel > boot: > No /kernel > > >>FreeBSD/i386 Boot > Default: 0:ad(0,a)/kernel > boot:_ > > I've repeatedly checked that the disk geometry and translation mode is > correct in the bios and that the correct geometry is reflected in the > Fdisk utility and that the BSD slice is set bootable. Yet at reboot the > same screen always appears. I'm attempting to install on a P60 with 24mb > RAM and a 420mb IDE h/d. I beleive the the BSD kernel version is 3.1. > Any assistance that anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated. For FreeBSD 3.1? Wrong HDD device. ad(4) is for FreeBSD 4.0 and later. You want, Default: 0:wd(0,a)/kernel -- Crist J. Clark cjclark@alum.mit.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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