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 > > > > -- > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > /* * John Bleichert * syborg@stny.rr.com * http://vonbek.dhs.org/latest.jpg */ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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