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Date:      Wed, 10 Apr 1996 16:34:37 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
To:        The Gifted One <rt@nfinity.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Install...
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.960410163349.29596C-100000@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.91.960409230058.9242A-100000@nfinity.com>

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On Tue, 9 Apr 1996, The Gifted One wrote:

> Ok, i downloaded the Bin, ManPages, Packages, Compat2x
> ,floppies, and tools directories. i want freebsd on the
> slave drive. Everytime i install it, the boot manager 
> messes up on boot telling me "Error loading operating
> system". I read in the faq, that i had something messed
> for the geometries. i have tried it with 3-4 different
> geometries. Pfdisk, system setup, letting freebsd figure
> it out, and choosing "A" at the partition menu. None of 
> them worked. So i tried using the osboot thing in the
> tools directory. i did it with boot.bin, but it didnt
> do anything when i rebooted. Id appreciate any
> comments on what im doing wrong.

Did you try making a small DOS partition on the disk, then installing, 
deleting the DOS partition in the process?

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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