From owner-freebsd-questions Tue May 21 20:07:53 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id UAA00507 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 21 May 1996 20:07:53 -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 UAA00500 for ; Tue, 21 May 1996 20:07:49 -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 UAA01854; Tue, 21 May 1996 20:10:35 -0700 Message-Id: <199605220310.UAA01854@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: dseguira@netcom.com (Dennis Seguirant) cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HELP! - booting In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 21 May 1996 10:12:14 PDT." <199605211712.KAA19177@netcom.netcom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 20:10:35 -0700 From: Doug White Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk -------- > I just installed Freebsd 2.1 on my Intel 486/33-DX2. I installed without errors > from a DOS partition on my second physical IDE drive. The source for the > install was on a Primary partition. The instructions said that when I reset the > computer Freebsd would boot. Freebsd won't boot. I talked with the support > line at Walnut creek CD. They suggested installing a boot manager in the boot > sector of my C drive. I remember the installation menu instructions comment > which mentioned that "PC-DOS users would almost certainly NOT want to install > a boot manager". I would like to boot using the boot manager if the installation > of the boot manager will NOT cause problems for my MS-DOS/MS-WINDOWS boot from > my C drive. I have the boot floppy I used to enter the installation utility. > I have been unable to figure out where to point the boot parameters to for my > installation. I don't ever remember seeing that. I think it's to stop you from installing the boot manager when installing FreeBSD to a second disk. The boot manager won't work if you do that. What you need to do if you want the boot manager is to pull the boot manager installer off of the CD or ftp.freebsd.org (in /tools) and install it manually on the first drive. > Q: How do I boot MY kernel from the boot floppy? (Boot: wd(1,?)/kernel @ ?????? You got it. Boot: wd(1,a)/kernel Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major