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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!nntp-server.caltech.edu!nygardm From: nygardm@cco.caltech.edu (Michael T. Nygard) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Difficulties installing FreeBSD-1.0 EPSILON Date: 6 Oct 1993 20:51:20 GMT Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena Lines: 36 Message-ID: <28vb49INN6cq@gap.caltech.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: blacker.caltech.edu Summary: Install seems fine, until boot from HD Keywords: FreeBSD, EPSILON, install Hello! After finally returning to a place with an Internet connection, I decided to install FreeBSD and ditch SCO. (cheers, applause) The installation proceeds with only one warning, about a large drive >1024 cylinders. After installing the first two floppies (kernel and filesystem), and attempting to boot from the hard drive, I get the following message: Error loading operating system This appears very quickly, almost instantly after the BIOS messages finish. I suspect something with the hard drive configuration, but frankly, I'm at a loss as to where to look. I'm using an Adaptec 1542B, and I'm not aware of any geometry translation going on. Here's the rundown on my system. 486DX/50 16 Mb RAM Trident 8900C SVGA Adaptec 1542B Seagate 235 MB Quantum 105LPS Archive Viper 150 TBU Soundblaster Pro 2 serial/1 parallel Pretty much everything is using the default jumper settings, and I have never observed a device conflict. Thanks, Mike -- +==================================================+=========================+ |Infinity welcomes careful drivers | Mike Nygard | |Better Than Life - I can't wait for the next one! | nygardm@cco.caltech.edu | +========================================+===================================+