From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Aug 2 09:33:27 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA25555 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sun, 2 Aug 1998 09:33:27 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from PRIME-FE2 (prime-fe2.lvcablemodem.com [24.234.0.11]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA25550 for ; Sun, 2 Aug 1998 09:33:25 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ross@lvcm.com) Received: from ross - 24.234.5.63 by lvcablemodem.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sun, 2 Aug 1998 09:36:23 -0700 Message-ID: <002901bdbe31$a76dae60$3f05ea18@ross.lvcablemodem.com> From: "GhostLV" To: Subject: HELP Date: Sun, 2 Aug 1998 09:21:50 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0026_01BDBDF6.FACBB2E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3115.0 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01BDBDF6.FACBB2E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm pretty new in FreeBSD and so far installation has been a nightmare = for me, compared to Red Hat Linux, but I'm not giving up. I initially = had some problem getting the install to recognize my third HD. I finally = got the install to recognize the drive and choose to install BOOT = MANAGER ON THE DRIVE I WAS INSTALLING FBSD ON, BUT NOT THE PRIMARY = DRIVE. Having a cablemodem, I downloaded the release of FBSD onto a = second partition on my Primary drive. Created a boot floppy but keeps = getting an error mounting dev when I point the install program to look = in the second partition of my primary drive. I've gone past that too = after a few tries, and decided to just install FBSD thru FTP. The first = 2 times I couldn't get past the X-Window configuration after choosing = the right Display Card. So the third time I just choose not to = configure at this time. Install finally completed and I re-booted the = system but didn't boot to FBSD nor was given any option of what OS to = load. My question now is, Is there a way I can boot FBSD and = re-configure Boot Manager without having to re-install the whole OS = again? =20 BTW=3D=3DI've already ordered the book The Complete BSD, so hopefully I = can figure things out better in the future. Appreciate any help. Rick=20 ross@lvcm.com ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01BDBDF6.FACBB2E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I'm pretty new in FreeBSD and so far = installation has been a nightmare for me, compared to Red Hat Linux, but = I'm not=20 giving up. I initially had some problem getting the install to recognize = my=20 third HD. I finally got the install to recognize the drive and choose to = install=20 BOOT MANAGER ON THE DRIVE I WAS INSTALLING FBSD ON, BUT NOT THE PRIMARY=20 DRIVE.  Having a cablemodem, I downloaded the release of FBSD onto = a second=20 partition on my Primary drive. Created a boot floppy but keeps getting = an error=20 mounting dev when I point the install program to look in the second = partition of=20 my primary drive. I've gone past that too after a few tries, and decided = to just=20 install FBSD thru FTP. The first 2 times I couldn't get past the = X-Window=20 configuration after choosing the right Display Card.  So the third = time I=20 just choose not to configure at this time. Install finally completed and = I=20 re-booted the system but didn't boot to FBSD nor was given any option of = what OS=20 to load. My question now is, Is there a way I can boot FBSD and = re-configure=20 Boot Manager without having to re-install the whole OS = again?
 
BTW=3D=3DI've already ordered the = book The Complete=20 BSD, so hopefully I can figure things out better in the = future.
 
Appreciate any help.
 
Rick
ross@lvcm.com
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