From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 26 16:46:19 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3308D10657BC for ; Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:46:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (mail.computinginnovations.com [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD37413C4CE for ; Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:46:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.14.2/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m1QGk32r062351; Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:46:04 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20080226104601.0260a658@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:47:51 -0600 To: tonylabarbara@aol.com, norgaard@locolomo.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <8CA468F4FB465CB-940-1B9A@webmail-de04.sysops.aol.com> References: <8CA4445F7AA44A9-730-2E26@webmail-md07.sysops.aol.com> <6.0.0.22.2.20080223132508.024980a8@mail.computinginnovations.com> <8CA468F4FB465CB-940-1B9A@webmail-de04.sysops.aol.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: My Rebuild Problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:46:19 -0000 At 07:04 AM 2/26/2008, tonylabarbara@aol.com wrote: >I would like to reformat and start over, but I don=C2=B4t know how. As I w= rote=20 >earlier, I keep getting the below-mentioned loop. How do I just reformat= =20 >the disk? Also, concerning BIOS, not the problem, since I successfully=20 >installed earlier. > >beno If you want to re-format the drive, download a CD image from the drive=20 manufacturer's website. Most manufacturer's have bootable CD images that= =20 include utilities to test and format their drives. -Derek >-----Original Message----- >From: Derek Ragona >To: tonylabarbara@aol.com; norgaard@locolomo.org;=20 >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Sent: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 8:32 pm >Subject: Re: My Rebuild Problem > > > >At 09:14 AM 2/23/2008, tonylabarbara@aol.com wrote:=C2 > >Now I get this when I try and log on:=C2 > >=C2 > >=C2 > >no /boot/loader=C2 > >=C2 > >All I want to do is rebuild the silly FBSD! Again, I fell into this=20 > silly >loop when I tried to rebuild:=C2 > >=C2 > >-- Select Drive=C2 > >-- FDISK Partition Editor ("Q")=C2 > >-- Install Boot Manager=C2 > >=C2 > >and it just goes round, and round, and round. Can I just wipe the disk= =20 > and >start over? And why these strange problems? I=C3=82=C2=B4m not conne= cted to=20 > the >Internet, so no possibility of virus. Never had this problem before.= =C2 > >Help!=C2 > >Tony=C2 >=C2 >Tony,=C2 >=C2 >You don't mention what version you installing.=C2 >=C2 >Be sure your BIOS is not set to not allow boot sector writes. Some BIOS=20 >have this set to thwart boot sector viruses.=C2 >=C2 >A few things you can try:=C2 >You can boot FreeDOS and run booteasy from the tools folder on the FreeBSD= =20 >install CD to install the boot-manager.=C2 >Boot the FreeBSD install CD and use the emergency shell to check the hard= =20 >drive for the correct creation of the folders and kernel.=C2 >=C2 >If all else fails you can reformat and start over.=C2 >=C2 >=C2 -Derek=C2 >=C2 >-- This message has been scanned for viruses and=C2 >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is=C2 >believed to be clean.=C2 >=C2 >_______________________________________________=C2 >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list=C2 >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions=C2 >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.or= g"=C2 > > >________________________________________________________________________ >More new features than ever. 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