Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 23:40:03 -0800 (PST) From: Peter Pentchev <roam@orbitel.bg> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: i386/26043: Missing Operating System message after install completes and first reboot boot attempt Message-ID: <200103240740.f2O7e3D08833@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR i386/26043; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Peter Pentchev <roam@orbitel.bg> To: cjm88@home.com Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: i386/26043: Missing Operating System message after install completes and first reboot boot attempt Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 09:39:03 +0200 When you created the FreeBSD slice in sysinstall, did you also mark it as 'active'? If not, and if you have not installed the FreeBSD boot manager (BootEasy), then your Master Boot Record quite correctly refuses to guess which of the available partitions you want to boot from. G'luck, Peter -- This sentence contradicts itself - or rather - well, no, actually it doesn't! On Fri, Mar 23, 2001 at 08:57:16PM -0800, cjm88@home.com wrote: > > >Number: 26043 > >Category: i386 > >Synopsis: Missing Operating System message after install completes and first reboot boot attempt > >Originator: Christope Michel > >Release: 4.2-RELEASE > >Organization: > >Environment: > Can't get there > >Description: > The problem is pretty succinct. Please see above. I'd be happy to perform > additional tests if that would help. I also did a complete hardware > diagnostic plus install of another OS to try to ensure the gear > wasn't acting up. > >How-To-Repeat: > I've repeated this 12 times. I'm using an Intel Altserver (Dual CPU capable) with > one CPU installed. Wide SCSI controller is adaptec 7870. Ethernet card > is Intel etherexpress 100 pro. I do the install from floppy images and ftp download. > Everything works fine until standard install is complete and it's time to reboot. > I pop the floppy and when the box reboots it ends up with > "Missing operating system message". To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the messagehelp
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