From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Dec 20 22:57:27 1995 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id WAA17422 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 20 Dec 1995 22:57:27 -0800 (PST) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id WAA17415 for ; Wed, 20 Dec 1995 22:57:22 -0800 (PST) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id RAA15034; Thu, 21 Dec 1995 17:30:12 +1030 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199512210700.RAA15034@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: Boot problem To: magner@blueridge-ef.saic.com (Tony Magner) Date: Thu, 21 Dec 1995 17:30:12 +1030 (CST) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <01BACE1D.EB0D49C0@magner4.saic.com> from "Tony Magner" at Dec 19, 95 02:25:58 pm MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk Tony Magner stands accused of saying: > F1 . . . BSD > > Default: F? > > Q: Did I do something wrong during install? What does this msg mean and I how do I rid myself of it? > > Hardware: AST Bravo 433, AHA 1540CF, Seagate SCSI 1.2GB, NE2000 clone You've almost certainly got the wrong geometry for the disk. If you're installing 2.1.0, select the 'all disk' option, and then answer 'no' to the 'compatability' question. You won't need the bootmanager, and geometry stops being an issue. > -- Tony Magner -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 041-122-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] "Who does BSD?" "We do Chucky, we do." [[