Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 18:42:52 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Joubert Uriarte <xichrome@pacific.net.ph> Cc: mm@i.cz, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Booting Problems Message-ID: <3636769C.ECE07B59@softweyr.com> References: <000e01be01fe$95499120$c908a8c0@xichrome.asiansources.com>
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Joubert Uriarte wrote:
>
> Martin,
>
> Thank you very much for your reply and for helping me.
>
> Yes, I couldn't agree with you more with these HP Vectra machines. I hate the HP
> Vectra BIOS! Anyway, I tried what you suggested... it didn't work. Um... can I
> clarify some items on your suggestion?
>
> If I partition my hard disk using FreeBSD and I don't use the dedicated mode,
> keeping it compatible with other operating systems, does it create the FDISK
> table you are referring to?
Yes, it does. Don't use the 'dangerously dedicated mode', that's what's
biting you.
> Also, the operand 'size' in your dd command doesn't seem to be valid. I omitted
> it since the default block size is 512 anyway. Do I perform the dd command
> before or after I have installed FreeBSD?
The option should be bs=nnn (for blocksize).
> Yes, I do get Missing Operating System when I install FreeBSD without using the
> dedicated mode partition, but when I zeroed out the first sector, the computer
> didn't want to boot at all -- not even with the floppy boot disk.
You'll need to reinstall the FreeBSD boot selector. You can do this by
running sysinstall (the FreeBSD installation program) up to the point where
it asks you which boot program you want use, selecting the standard one
(booteasy), then quitting from the next screen. If you need to reinstall
FreeBSD again, in order to build the FDISK table, this will be done during
the installation.
> * sigh * =8(
>
> Thanks... I hope you can help me further.
Sorry for your troubles -- most FreeBSD installations aren't quite this
bad. ;^)
--
Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?
Wes Peters +1.801.915.2061
Softweyr LLC wes@softweyr.com
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