Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:06:31 +0100 From: "John Clement" <homeinbed@gmail.com> To: "Derek Ragona" <derek@computinginnovations.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: no /boot/loader - after installation Message-ID: <416f456e0707231206s33eeebe2mac610a740cca7324@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <416f456e0707191603x51d75736r2fcec961bd44a8c5@mail.gmail.com> References: <416f456e0707190131y3e0ca1b9xf636ca7b7334551b@mail.gmail.com> <6.0.0.22.2.20070719092800.02503538@mail.computinginnovations.com> <416f456e0707191603x51d75736r2fcec961bd44a8c5@mail.gmail.com>
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So I got a copy of boot-only 6.2 onto cd and went back into the bios and changed a few options: LBA mode: off Multi-sector transfers: auto Fast PIO: auto 32 bit transfer mode: on Ultra DMA: auto then ran the 6.2 install using dangerously dedicated which went fine and then on reboot now it comes up with Not ufs no /boot/loader so a slightly different message now, but still no go.... anyone? - jc On 20/07/07, John Clement <homeinbed@gmail.com> wrote: > > The burner's been playing up recently so I've just been using the copy of > 6.1 I've got. Maybe I'll get a copy of 6.2 burnt at work to try after the > weekend. > > The locked MBR hadn't occured to me, but having checked, unfortunately it > wasn't that. So back to the drawing board. If anyone's got any other idea, > I'de love to hear them! > > cheers -jc > > On 19/07/07, Derek Ragona <derek@computinginnovations.com> wrote: > > > > At 03:31 AM 7/19/2007, John Clement wrote: > > > > I'm installing 6.1 on an HP Vectra VL420, I've been in the BIOS to set > > the > > C/H/S as per what the install reports (I've tried an 80GB Seagate and a > > 250GB WD), the install all seems to go fine. I've tried the FreeBSD > > boot > > manager, a standard MBR and even setting the disk as dedicated, but > > regardless I end up with the same 'no /boot/loader' when it reboots. > > > > I suspect (and hope) I'm making a simple mistake, I just haven't seen > > this > > happen before. > > > > Thanks in advance!! > > > > > > First you should try 6.2 which is the latest release. > > > > Check your BIOS that you are allowing to write to the boot area. Many > > BIOS have a setting to not allow this to prevent a virus writing to the boot > > area. > > > > -Derek > > > > -- > > This message has been scanned for viruses and > > dangerous content by *MailScanner* <http://www.mailscanner.info/>, and > > is > > believed to be clean. > > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers <http://www.transtec.co.uk/>; for > > their support. > > >
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