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From: Linux Pquter <linuxpquter@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: bootloader at install time
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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
> 
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