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Date:      Mon, 19 Aug 2002 18:36:00 -0400 (EDT)
From:      John Bleichert <syborg@stny.rr.com>
To:        Linux Pquter <linuxpquter@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: bootloader at install time
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.44.0208191834390.16265-100000@janeway.vonbek.dhs.org>
In-Reply-To: <20020819222830.585.qmail@web14906.mail.yahoo.com>

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On Mon, 19 Aug 2002, Linux Pquter wrote:
> 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
> 
> I tried that once. Upon reboot, it said
> 
> Missing operating system
> 

Perhaps you're forgetting to set the BSD slice as 'active' during the 
install? Boot off the CD and run the fdisk tool that is part of the 
installer. I think all you need to do is set the BSD slice to 'bootable' 
or 'active' and it will boot.

Just an idea - I'm not in front of my BSD box at the moment.

HTH - JB

> --- 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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