Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:04:53 -0500 From: tonylabarbara@aol.com To: derek@computinginnovations.com, norgaard@locolomo.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: My Rebuild Problem Message-ID: <8CA468F4FB465CB-940-1B9A@webmail-de04.sysops.aol.com> In-Reply-To: <6.0.0.22.2.20080223132508.024980a8@mail.computinginnovations.com> References: <8CA4445F7AA44A9-730-2E26@webmail-md07.sysops.aol.com> <6.0.0.22.2.20080223132508.024980a8@mail.computinginnovations.com>
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I would like to reformat and start over, but I don=C2=B4t know how. As I wro=
te earlier, I keep getting the below-mentioned loop. How do I just reformat=20=
the disk? Also, concerning BIOS, not the problem, since I successfully insta=
lled earlier.
beno
-----Original Message-----
From: Derek Ragona <derek@computinginnovations.com>
To: tonylabarbara@aol.com; norgaard@locolomo.org; freebsd-questions@freebsd.=
org
Sent: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 8:32 pm
Subject: Re: My Rebuild Problem
At 09:14 AM 2/23/2008, tonylabarbara@aol.com wrote:=C2=A0
>Now I get this when I try and log on:=C2=A0
>=C2=A0
>=C2=A0
>no /boot/loader=C2=A0
>=C2=A0
>All I want to do is rebuild the silly FBSD! Again, I fell into this silly >=
loop when I tried to rebuild:=C2=A0
>=C2=A0
>-- Select Drive=C2=A0
>-- FDISK Partition Editor ("Q")=C2=A0
>-- Install Boot Manager=C2=A0
>=C2=A0
>and it just goes round, and round, and round. Can I just wipe the disk and=20=
>start over? And why these strange problems? I=C3=82=C2=B4m not connected to=
the >Internet, so no possibility of virus. Never had this problem before.=
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>Help!=C2=A0
>Tony=C2=A0
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Tony,=C2=A0
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You don't mention what version you installing.=C2=A0
=C2=A0
Be sure your BIOS is not set to not allow boot sector writes. Some BIOS have=
this set to thwart boot sector viruses.=C2=A0
=C2=A0
A few things you can try:=C2=A0
You can boot FreeDOS and run booteasy from the tools folder on the FreeBSD i=
nstall CD to install the boot-manager.=C2=A0
Boot the FreeBSD install CD and use the emergency shell to check the hard dr=
ive for the correct creation of the folders and kernel.=C2=A0
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If all else fails you can reformat and start over.=C2=A0
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=C2=A0 -Derek=C2=A0
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