Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2001 19:18:16 -0400 From: "A. G. Nair" <agn_nair@yahoo.com> To: <newbies@freebsd.org>, <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Help with installing FreeBSD 4.3 on Laptop Message-ID: <002d01c108cd$79b4e260$7ab50241@jrsycty1.nj.home.com>
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Hi,
I'm trying to install and run FreeBSD 4.3 release on my Laptop
300 MHz Pentium II IBM ThinkPad 380Z
96MB RAM and 20GB Hard Drive
This is a new blank Hard Drive and I've DDO(Dynamic Drive Overlay) by =
Ontrack installed since the BIOS doesn't support drives over 8.4GB.=20
I have 3 partitions on the disk one for XOSL(Extended Operating System =
Loader) and partition manager, the next one for DOS and the other two =
for FreeBSD. I want to make the machine work as Windows 2000 and FreeBSD =
dual-boot. Thought I'll install FreeBSD first and make it work and then =
install Win2K once I get the config correctly. I chose not to install =
Boot Manager since XOSL was installed. The problem is I cannot get FBSD =
to boot after installation.....
When I boot after installing it says the following messages:
Not ufs
Not ufs
No /boot/loader
>> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT
Default: 0:ad(0,a)/kernal
boot:
Not ufs
No /kernal
>> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT
Default: 0:ad(0,a)/kernal
boot:
I tried typing all combinations on the boot prompt but it always says =
"Not ufs". It doesn't seem to me like a problem with the disk geometry. =
I tried running the fixit floppy and mounted the ad0s3 slice. There are =
files called loader, boot0, boot1 and boot2 under the /boot directory. =
Does anyone have any idea how I can make this work? What am I doing =
wrong here?? Please help......
Thanks in advance...
Nair
Additional Info about the hard drive----
The FreeBSD fdisk screen looks like below:
FDisk
Disk name: ad0
Disk Geometry: 2584 cyls/240 Heads/63 Heads =3D 39070080 =
Sectors(19077MB)
Offset Size(ST) End Name PType Desc =
Subtype Flags
-63 126 62 - 6 =
unused 0 =20
63 45297 45359 ad0s1 1 =
unknown 120 =20
45360 1028160 1073519 ad0s2 2 fat =
6
1073520 1013040 2086559 ad0s3 3 freebsd =
165 C
2086560 2615760 4702319 ad0s4 3 freebsd =
165 =20
4702320 34367697 39070016 - 6 unused =
0
During installation I configured slices in DiskLabel Editor screen as =
follows:
Disklabel Editor
Disk: ad0 Partition name: ad0s3 Free: 0 blocks (0MB)
Disk: ad0 Partition name: ad0s4 Free: 0 blocks (0MB)
Part Mount Size Newfs =20
ad0s2 <none> 502MB DOS
ad0s3a / 494MB Y
ad0s4b swap 384MB Y
ad0s4e /var 50MB Y
ad0s4f /usr 843MB Y
View of Ranish Partition Manager on the disk is as below:
Hard Disk 1 19077 Mbytes[2584 Cyls x 240 Heads x 63 Sectors ]
using LBA
# Type Row File System Type Starting(CHS) =
Ending(CHS) Partition Size(KB)
0 MBR Master Boot Record 0x0x1 =
0x0x1 0
1 Pri Unused 0x0x2 =
0x0x63 31
2 Pri 1 QNY 4.x 0x1x1 =
2x239x63 22,648
3 >Pri 2 DOS FAT-16 3x0x1 =
70x239x63 514,080
4 Pri 3 FreeBSD 71x0x1 =
37x239x63 506,520
5 Pri 4 FreeBSD 138x0x1 =
310x239x63 1,307,880
6 Pri Unused 311x0x1 =
2583x238x63 17,183,848
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<DIV>Hi,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I'm trying to install and run FreeBSD 4.3 release on my =
Laptop</DIV>
<DIV>300 MHz Pentium II IBM ThinkPad 380Z</DIV>
<DIV>96MB RAM and 20GB Hard Drive</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>This is a new blank Hard Drive and I've DDO(Dynamic Drive =
Overlay) by=20
Ontrack installed since the BIOS doesn't support drives over 8.4GB. =
</DIV>
<DIV>I have 3 partitions on the disk one for XOSL(Extended Operating =
System=20
Loader) and partition manager, the next one for DOS and the =
other two=20
for FreeBSD. I want to make the machine work as Windows 2000 and FreeBSD =
dual-boot. Thought I'll install FreeBSD first and make it work and then =
install=20
Win2K once I get the config correctly. I chose not to install Boot =
Manager since=20
XOSL was installed. The problem is I cannot get FBSD to boot after=20
installation.....</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>When I boot after installing it says the following messages:</DIV>
<DIV><EM>Not ufs</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>Not ufs</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>No /boot/loader</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM>>> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>Default: 0:ad(0,a)/kernal</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>boot:</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>Not ufs</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>No /kernal</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM>>> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>Default: 0:ad(0,a)/kernal</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>boot:</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM></EM> </DIV>
<DIV>I tried typing all combinations on the boot prompt but it always =
says "Not=20
ufs". It doesn't seem to me like a problem with the disk =
geometry. =20
I tried running the fixit floppy and mounted the ad0s3 slice. There =
are=20
files called loader, boot0, boot1 and boot2 under the /boot directory. =
Does=20
anyone have any idea how I can make this work? What am I doing wrong =
here??=20
Please help......</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks in advance...</DIV>
<DIV>Nair</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Additional Info about the hard drive----</DIV></DIV>
<DIV>The FreeBSD fdisk screen looks like below:</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><EM>FDisk</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>Disk name: ad0</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>Disk Geometry: 2584 cyls/240 Heads/63 Heads =3D 39070080=20
Sectors(19077MB)</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM>Offset =20
Size(ST) End =20
=20
Name PType =20
Desc =20
Subtype Flags</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>-63 =
=20
126 =20
=20
62  =
; =20
- =
=20
6 =
=20
unused 0 =
=20
=
=20
</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>63 &n=
bsp; =20
45297 =20
45359 =20
ad0s1 =20
1 =
=20
unknown 120 =20
</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>45360 =20
1028160 =
1073519 =20
ad0s2 =20
2 =
=20
fat =20
6</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>1073520 1013040 =20
2086559 =
ad0s3 =20
3 =
=20
freebsd 165 =20
C</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>2086560 2615760 =20
4702319 =
ad0s4 =20
3 =
=20
freebsd 165 &nb=
sp; </EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>4702320 34367697 =20
39070016 - =20
=20
6 =
=20
unused 0</EM></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>During installation I configured slices in DiskLabel Editor=20
screen as follows:</DIV>
<DIV><EM>Disklabel Editor</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>Disk: ad0 Partition name:=20
ad0s3 Free: 0 blocks =
(0MB)</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>Disk: ad0 Partition name:=20
ad0s4 Free: 0 blocks =
(0MB)</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM>Part =20
Mount Size =20
Newfs </EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>ad0s2 <none>  =
;=20
502MB DOS</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>ad0s3a =20
/ =
=20
494MB Y</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>ad0s4b =20
swap 384MB &nbs=
p; Y</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>ad0s4e =20
/var 50MB =
; Y</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>ad0s4f =20
/usr 843MB&nbs=
p; Y</EM></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>View of Ranish Partition Manager on the disk is as =
below:</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><EM>Hard Disk 1 19077 Mbytes[2584 Cyls x 240 Heads x 63 Sectors=20
]</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>using LBA</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM># Type =
Row File=20
System Type =20
Starting(CHS) Ending(CHS) =
Partition Size(KB)</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>0 =20
MBR &nbs=
p; Master=20
Boot Record 0x0x1 =
=20
0x0x1 &n=
bsp; =20
0</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>1 =20
Pri &nbs=
p; Unused  =
; =
0x0x2 =20
=
=20
=20
0x0x63 &=
nbsp; 31=
</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>2 =20
Pri 1 &nb=
sp; QNY=20
4.x =
=20
0x1x1 =
=20
=20
2x239x63 =20
22,648</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>3 >Pri =20
2 DOS=20
FAT-16 &=
nbsp; 3x0x1 &nb=
sp; &nbs=
p;70x239x63 =20
514,080</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>4 Pri =20
3 =20
FreeBSD =
71x0x1 &=
nbsp; &n=
bsp; 37x239x63 =20
506,520</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>5 Pri =20
4 =20
FreeBSD =
138x0x1 =
&=
nbsp; =20
310x239x63 =20
1,307,880</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>6 =20
Pri &nbs=
p; Unused =20
=20
=20
311x0x1 =
2583x238x63 &n=
bsp; =20
17,183,848</EM></DIV>
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