Date: Tue, 27 Dec 1994 09:06:47 GMT From: Charlie Root <root@gilbertr.npt.nuwc.navy.mil> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <199412270906.JAA19502@gilbertr.npt.nuwc.navy.mil>
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>I tried booting the floppy, when it asked for the boot device I entered >'hd(1,0)/kernel' as directed. The boot started up from drive 2, probed >the buses, and then said it was rebooting in 15 seconds. When this reboot >took place, up came DOS (I had no chance to intervene.). > >Is this the code in \tools\dos_tool\srcs\bteasy ? (ps. the INSTALL doc >typos the path with 'dos-tool'. >I am suspending installation until I can clear this. Is it possible to make >up a file that could be put on a boot floppy that simply transfers the boot >to drive 2 or whatever? > > >Rip Toren >rpt@miles.sso.loral.com Are you literally typing 'hd(1,0)/kernel' ? I made that mistake (cf. my mail a week ago). Instead of hd(1,0)/kernel type 'wd(1,a)/kernel' for an IDE drive, or the equivalent for SCSI. I used the whole second drive for FreeBSD - installed with the (U) command (not (B)), but I believe(?) you can use (B) for the second drive also. Bob Gilbert GILBERTR@wpn.npt.nuwc.navy.mil and sometimes root@gilbertr.npt.nuwc.navy.mil
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