From owner-freebsd-questions Tue May 21 18:57:52 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id SAA25282 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 21 May 1996 18:57:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: from riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu (riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu [128.223.170.164]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id SAA25277 for ; Tue, 21 May 1996 18:57:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id TAA01629; Tue, 21 May 1996 19:00:42 -0700 Message-Id: <199605220200.TAA01629@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> X-Authentication-Warning: riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu: Host localhost didn't use HELO protocol X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.4 10/10/95 To: Jeff Pogodzinski cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: No disk found! In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 20 May 1996 21:28:08 CDT." <31A12A38.33C9@memphisonline.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 19:00:42 -0700 From: Doug White Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk -------- > While trying to install FreeBSD I got the following error: > > No disk found! Please verify that your disk controller is being > properly probed at boot time.... > > How do I make sure my disk controller is being probed properly?? Watch the boot messages for "wdc0". > My system config: > > Packard Bell 486/66 Mhz, 8 Mb RAM > C: 540 Mb IDE drive with Windows 95 > D: 170 Mb IDE drive -- I want to install FreeBSD here! > E: SCSI, Sony CDU-55S cdrom drive There are some caveats installing to the second disk, mainly you'll have to install the boot manager on the first disk manually (but isn't difficult). Hm...170mb will be a tight fit for the system. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major