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From: bdenney@physics.oberlin.edu (Bryce Denney)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: making the HD bootable again?
Date: 2 Jun 1995 07:34:36 GMT
Organization: Oberlin College
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I had a problem with my IDE controller card and had to replace it. When
I bought the new one, I got a "Promise Enhanced IDE 2300 Plus" which
is clearly better than the one I had before. But, since then, I have
not been able to boot on the hard drive in FreeBSD. Instead, right
after
>> FreeBSD BOOT @ 0x100000 636/7168 k of memory
.
.
Boot:
Normally then you see the spinning |, /, -, \ thing, but I just
get a single |. Then the system freezes and even Control-Alt-Del
does nothing.
So, can someone please tell me: HOW CAN I GET A SHELL USING ONLY
THE FLOPPY DRIVE? All my files are inaccessible until I figure this
out. I know the files are still there, but I can't touch them.
I tried the "fixit" mode, but when it rebooted, the hard drive
still did not work.
Does someone have any ideas? Please respond by mail.
Thanks,
Bryce
<bdenney@physics.oberlin.edu>