Date: Sun, 2 Aug 1998 09:21:50 -0700 From: "GhostLV" <ross@lvcm.com> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: HELP Message-ID: <002901bdbe31$a76dae60$3f05ea18@ross.lvcablemodem.com>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01BDBDF6.FACBB2E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm pretty new in FreeBSD and so far installation has been a nightmare = for me, compared to Red Hat Linux, but I'm not giving up. I initially = had some problem getting the install to recognize my third HD. I finally = got the install to recognize the drive and choose to install BOOT = MANAGER ON THE DRIVE I WAS INSTALLING FBSD ON, BUT NOT THE PRIMARY = DRIVE. Having a cablemodem, I downloaded the release of FBSD onto a = second partition on my Primary drive. Created a boot floppy but keeps = getting an error mounting dev when I point the install program to look = in the second partition of my primary drive. I've gone past that too = after a few tries, and decided to just install FBSD thru FTP. The first = 2 times I couldn't get past the X-Window configuration after choosing = the right Display Card. So the third time I just choose not to = configure at this time. Install finally completed and I re-booted the = system but didn't boot to FBSD nor was given any option of what OS to = load. My question now is, Is there a way I can boot FBSD and = re-configure Boot Manager without having to re-install the whole OS = again? =20 BTW=3D=3DI've already ordered the book The Complete BSD, so hopefully I = can figure things out better in the future. Appreciate any help. Rick=20 ross@lvcm.com ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01BDBDF6.FACBB2E0 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 4.72.3110.7"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I'm pretty new in FreeBSD and so far = installation has been a nightmare for me, compared to Red Hat Linux, but = I'm not=20 giving up. I initially had some problem getting the install to recognize = my=20 third HD. I finally got the install to recognize the drive and choose to = install=20 BOOT MANAGER ON THE DRIVE I WAS INSTALLING FBSD ON, BUT NOT THE PRIMARY=20 DRIVE. Having a cablemodem, I downloaded the release of FBSD onto = a second=20 partition on my Primary drive. Created a boot floppy but keeps getting = an error=20 mounting dev when I point the install program to look in the second = partition of=20 my primary drive. I've gone past that too after a few tries, and decided = to just=20 install FBSD thru FTP. The first 2 times I couldn't get past the = X-Window=20 configuration after choosing the right Display Card. So the third = time I=20 just choose not to configure at this time. Install finally completed and = I=20 re-booted the system but didn't boot to FBSD nor was given any option of = what OS=20 to load. My question now is, Is there a way I can boot FBSD and = re-configure=20 Boot Manager without having to re-install the whole OS = again?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>BTW=3D=3DI've already ordered the = book The Complete=20 BSD, so hopefully I can figure things out better in the = future.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Appreciate any help.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Rick </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"mailto:ross@lvcm.com">ross@lvcm.com</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML= > ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01BDBDF6.FACBB2E0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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