Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 19:28:39 -0500 From: "Jerome Serwas" <jserwas@cfl.rr.com> To: "doc @Free BSD.org" <doc@FreeBSD.org> Subject: [active partition] not found Message-ID: <001801c17091$22c6b060$6401a8c0@mshome.net>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C17067.39AD84E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am by no means am I one of your egg-heads, re: bizare installation problems. Reading Ms Anderson's FreeBSD I'm getting the idea that I'll be up and running FBSD in an hour maybe 2. WRONG ! That's been at least 3 days ago. =20 Each time I think I've made the appropriate change(s) I get blown out of the water by the same error; "Not found any [active partition] in HDD DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER" I hate to admit defeat but at my age this is kicking my butt. Tried a variety of approaches to solve but none worked.=20 Should I give up, delete all and start over, or tackle a fixit ? Got some good advice for me? Machine is an 1998 IBM P II, 8G IDE (1) w/ Win98 2nd drive, 4G IDE intended for FBSD. 64MB RAM RR cable (DSL) modem. Regards, Jerry Serwas Daytona Beach, FL ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C17067.39AD84E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dwindows-1252"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4134.100" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#c8e0d8> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>I am by no means am I one of your=20 egg-</FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>heads,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4> re: bizare installation = problems.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>Reading Ms Anderson's FreeBSD I'm = getting the=20 idea</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>that I'll be up and running FBSD in an = hour maybe=20 2.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>WRONG ! That's been at least 3 days = ago. =20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>Each time I think I've made the=20 appropriate change(s)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>I get blown out of the water by the = same error;=20 "Not</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>found any [active partition] in = HDD</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK=20 AND</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>PRESS ENTER"</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>I hate to admit defeat but at my age = this is=20 kicking my</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>butt. Tried a variety of = approaches to solve=20 but none</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>worked. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>Should I give up, delete all and start = over, or=20 tackle</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>a fixit ? Got some good advice = for=20 me?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>Machine is an 1998 IBM P II, 8G IDE (1) = w/=20 Win98</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>2nd drive, 4G IDE intended for = FBSD. 64MB=20 RAM</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>RR cable (DSL) modem.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>Jerry Serwas</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>Daytona Beach, FL</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C17067.39AD84E0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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