Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:51:21 -0500 From: "Glen Barber" <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> To: EforeZZ <eforezz@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: boot0 loader minor problems Message-ID: <4ad871310812231451w773dbeeco26fe08551efcd8e6@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <b09816520812231447x1a60220bj855dc16ef16c0fb@mail.gmail.com> References: <b09816520812231447x1a60220bj855dc16ef16c0fb@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 5:47 PM, EforeZZ <eforezz@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I have a minor problem with boot0 loader on Acer Extensa 5220. > I have four slices: FreeBSD, Windows, FreeBSD, FreeBSD. > > The problem is that sometimes boot0 code loads OS from active > partition no matter which of F[1-4] I press. Sometimes boot0 code > starts loading OS from the default slice and gives me no chances to > select the slice to boot from (I have ticks=12000!) > > Should it be a problem with my buggy BIOS? > Or a corrupt bootsector. One way to test if it is hardware/software related would be to install sysutils/grub -- Glen Barber
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