Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 08:26:53 -0500 (EST) From: Charles Owens <owensc@enc.edu> To: Robert Nordier <rnordier@nordier.com> Cc: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>, root@jules.res.cmu.edu, stable@FreeBSD.ORG, kingsled@enc.edu Subject: Re: disk problem at bootup... (me too!) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990201082546.24908T-100000@itsdsv2.enc.edu> In-Reply-To: <199901311758.TAA05078@ceia.nordier.com>
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On Sun, 31 Jan 1999, Robert Nordier wrote:
> Wes Peters wrote:
> > Charles Owens wrote:
> > >
> > > When attempting the first boot I get a "missing operating system"
> > > error. I can get into the system by booting from the install floppy and
> > > typing "0:da(0,a)/boot/loader" at the first boot prompt.
> > >
> > > So I'm thinking that my messing around with dangerously dedicated mode
> > > must have screwed something up. Thus far I've done this to attempt to
> > > fix it:
> > >
> > > -- Booted the install disk. When to fdisk screen and did the normal
> > > thing I'd do during and install: Use all disk (_not_ dangerously
> > > dedicated), Set FBSD partition bootable. Then I hit 'W' to write it
> > > out. Didn't help.
> >
> > You've lost your "boot block", aka the master boot record. On most FreeBSD
> > systems, this is BootEasy, the one that is installed by default.
> >
> > You need to go far enough through the install to get to the point where
> > it asks you if you want to install the boot manager. Answer yes, go
> > on to the next screen, then reboot. Alternatively, you can boot from a
> > DOS floppy or Win95 "start disk" and run the booteasy install program
> > from the FreeBSD CD-ROM.
>
> I don't think this is going to help; and a boot manager is unneccesary
> where only one slice is defined (a standard MBR is already installed).
You're right Robert, I actually tried this already... didn't help.
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