Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 00:56:52 -0400 From: "Troy Settle" <rewt@i-Plus.net> To: <robert@chalmers.com.au>, "Vincent Rodriguez" <atgrim@thevine.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FreeBSD installation. <still :( > Message-ID: <199708140452.AAA02573@radford.i-plus.net>
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From: Robert Chalmers <robert@chalmers.com.au> Almost right (or maybe exactly right, just worded strangely :) When you get to the fdisk portition of the install, first, select wd0 (your boot device). Just go through without modifying anything, then tell it to install the boot manager to the MBR. After that, proceed to wd1, and set up your file systems for FreeBSD. Again, tell it to install the boot manager to the MBR. When you go to boot your system, you should recieve a menu, saying something like: F1 DOS F5 Second HD Select F5 for the second HD, then select F1 (or whatever) for FreeBSD, and it should boot. Good luck, Troy Settle <st@i-Plus.net> Network Administrator, iPlus Internet Services http://www.i-Plus.net >Hi, >Unless I'm mistaken, you are not giving it a master boot record. I seem >to >recall the install thingy asks about that. In the install, you make the >disk bootable, and it asks you if you want to modufy the Master Boot >Record. >If you don't get that right, you don't get a 'bootable' (ie, no system) >disk. > >I forget the exact sequence, havent done an install for ages. but thats >where >the problem is. > >bob > >Vincent Rodriguez wrote: > >> Ok, I have reached a point where my pride has been squished, my snity >> shredded, and my patience frayed beyond belief! >> >> I have been trying to install FreeBSD 2.2.2 on my system for the last >> 4 >> weeks. My system contains 3 HD's, a Matrox Millenium video card, Sound >> >> Blaster 32 PnP, AmJet 33.6 fax modem, Quick TSW2 MB, P133 (Intel), 32 >> Mb >> EDO ram. >> wd0 Quantum Fireball 1.2Gb C-2484 H-16 S-63 >> wd1 Quantum Fireball 4.3Gb C-14848 H-9 S-63 (This will be my FBSD >> drive) >> >> sd0 DEC DSP3053L SCSI-2 545Mb >> >> On the main board I have com1/2, lpt1, 2 HD controllers, an Adaptec >> AIC-7880 SCSI controller which runs off of PCI#0. >> >> I currently have Win95 rev B using the 32 bit FAT on wd0. I have tried >> >> stripping my system to the basics and still have not gotten anywhere. >> I >> have removed wd0 and sd0 from the system and tried to install with no >> luck. I bott from the floppy and begin a novice installation from the >> CD-Rom. Everything seems to go just fine. I install some ports, >> configure X windows, and everything seems peachy. I reboot and the >> system tells me that no operating system is installed. What am I doing >> >> wrong? During install setup when I set the partitions, I select the >> basic choices. (/, swap, /var, /usr). I hope this is enough >> information >> for someone to help me. I pray that someone will help me. 8^/ >> >> Much thanks, >> Vincent Rodriguez >> >> -- >> It is not whether or not you die, we all die eventually. >> It is, in fact, how you have lived, that will make the difference. >> No matter how small. > > > >-- >http://www.chalmers.com.au Books-New & Secondhand Support Whirled Peas. > >Agents for CIBTC. Associate of Amazon.com, and Partner Program with iBS. > >Books about China, books from China. Sheng huo jiu shi dou zheng > >Business Links in Dalian, and Beijing. Building the China Trade > > > >
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