Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 16:18:45 -0600 From: "Ernie Becker" <beckere@dallas.ds.adp.com> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Boot Manager Message-ID: <000d01bd40a9$029dd230$68507e8b@becker.dallas.ds.adp.com>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BD4076.B6F351C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I loaded BSD on a 486. I Created a small 20 meg DOS partition. I = loaded CD drivers for a matshita CD-ROM and was able to run install = directly from the CD and install it in the remaining unused partition. = I skipped over the Active drivers screen, despite 23 conflicts. The = load was flawless. Once completed I wasn't sure how to make a smooth = exit from the install program. It's as if my only option was to Exit, = and answer the question are you sure you want to exit? Once I do, the = system reboots, and prompts me to answer F1 for DOS or F2 for BSD. = It'll take DOS, but won't take F2 for BSD. It keeps prompting me to set = the default. Do you know what's up? Ernie Becker ADP Dealer Services 2735 Stemmons Freeway, Floor 3 Dallas, TX 75207 800-669-6660 Main 214-688-6130 Direct 800-6pageme Pager ernman@writeme.com (alternate email address) ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BD4076.B6F351C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.2106.6"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Comic Sans MS">I loaded BSD on a = 486. I=20 Created a small 20 meg DOS partition. I loaded CD drivers for a = matshita=20 CD-ROM and was able to run install directly from the CD and install it = in the=20 remaining unused partition. I skipped over the Active drivers = screen,=20 despite 23 conflicts. The load was flawless. Once completed = I wasn't=20 sure how to make a smooth exit from the install program. It's as = if my=20 only option was to Exit, and answer the question are you sure you want = to=20 exit? Once I do, the system reboots, and prompts me to answer F1 = for DOS=20 or F2 for BSD. It'll take DOS, but won't take F2 for BSD. It = keeps=20 prompting me to set the default. Do you know what's = up?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Comic Sans MS"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Comic Sans MS"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Comic Sans MS">Ernie Becker<BR>ADP = Dealer=20 Services<BR>2735 Stemmons Freeway, Floor 3<BR>Dallas, TX=20 75207<BR>800-669-6660 Main<BR>214-688-6130 =20 Direct<BR>800-6pageme Pager<BR><A=20 href=3D"mailto:ernman@writeme.com">ernman@writeme.com</A> = (alternate email=20 address)</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BD4076.B6F351C0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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