Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 14:07:18 -0800 From: "Daxbert" <daxbert_news@dweebsoft.com> To: "Chuck Payne" <payne@magidesign.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Loader Message-ID: <066901c2d150$c76ddcd0$0a0aa8c0@dweebsoft.com> References: <IKECJDAONNBLLDNIHIABEEPNDBAA.payne@magidesign.com>
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> I did that. The bootloader comes up but it gives this error... > > FreeBSD/i386 boot > Default: 0:da(0,a)F1 > boot: > > It does show the two slices that I created > > F1 FreeBSD > F2 FreeBSD > > The root is on F2, F1 is the FreeBSD Swap. > > I hope that, > > Thanks, > > Chuck Payne > > -----Original Message----- > From: Daxbert [mailto:daxbert_news@dweebsoft.com] > Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 4:10 PM > To: Chuck Payne; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: FreeBSD Loader > > > > I am trying to install FreeBSD 5.0, but everytime I install it and reboot > > the FreeBSD bootloader won't boot FreeBSD, is there a trick that I need to > > know to get this working? What do I need to read or do? > > > > > > Chuck Payne > > I've had this problem occur when I forget to > set the partition as bootable/active during > the "fdisk" portion of the install. > > > You need to mark the partition as > bootable (aka active) as well as > install a bootloader to the MBR > > --daxbert > Here's silly question, why does swap appear as a bootable partition and for that matter it's own slice? How did you partition the drive? # fdisk /dev/da0 should give the partition specs. --daxbert To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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