Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 16:17:39 +0100 From: Andre Albsmeier <andre.albsmeier@mchp.siemens.de> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>, FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: easyboot far into disk Message-ID: <19991104161739.A29367@internal> In-Reply-To: <199911040836.AAA00488@dingo.cdrom.com>; from mike@smith.net.au on Thu, Nov 04, 1999 at 12:36:21AM -0800 References: <E11jI8U-000HUf-00@rip.psg.com> <199911040836.AAA00488@dingo.cdrom.com>
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On Thu, 04-Nov-1999 at 00:36:21 -0800, Mike Smith wrote: > > on a 13gb win98 system, i wanted a bit of bsd. so i installed win98 in 10gb > > and freebsd in the last 3gb, and choose easyboot. at boot, when i select f2 > > pertition, i get a beep. is it the >1024 cyl thingie? wazza fix? it is > > already lba. > > "Chose easyboot"? Here's the best fix: > > - Boot the install floppy. When the little spinning widget appears > and stops, hit the spacebar. At the 'boot:" prompt, type > > wd(0,a)/boot/loader > > This should get the loader off the disk OK, and boot you fine. > > - Once you're up and running, read the manpage for boot0inst. You Shouldn't that be boot0cfg ?!? -Andre To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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