Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 15:28:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Linux Pquter <linuxpquter@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bootloader at install time Message-ID: <20020819222830.585.qmail@web14906.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20020819215133.6B592384@nebula.anchoragerescue.org>
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I tried that once. Upon reboot, it said Missing operating system Clueless as ever, -wet behind my BSD ears --- Beech Rintoul <akbeech@sinbad.net> wrote: > On Monday 19 August 2002 01:45 pm, Linux Pquter > wrote: > > Hello list, > > > > I installed version 4.6 about three times in a > row, > > missing how to get the bootloader to work. When I > > reboot after install, I get a F1 and F5 prompt, > with > > nothing happening. > > > > I chose the first option, to install the bsd boot > > loader, and I allocated the entire drive to bsd, > with > > automation partitioning. I haven't a clue what I > keep > > doing wrong. > > > > Help please, > > -wet behind my BSD ears. > > > Choose the standard (no boot loader) option if your > whole disc is partitioned > for FreeBSD. Also you might want to increase the > size of / and /var, I found > the auto setting partitioned these too small to be > practical. The handbook is > your friend on a first time install. > > Beech > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Beech Rintoul - SysAdmin - akbeech@sinbad.net > /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Sinbad Network > Communications > \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | 3101 Penland Parkway > #K-38 > X - NO Word docs in e-mail | Anchorage, AK > 99508-1957 > / \ > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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