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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!noc.netcom.net!news.sprintlink.net!howland.reston.ans.net!news2.near.net!msgi.com!msgi.com!not-for-mail From: gryphon@msgi.com (Coranth Gryphon) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Help: Can not boot 2.0.5R Date: 13 Jun 1995 17:52:28 -0400 Organization: MSG, Inc. (Burlington, MA) Lines: 32 Sender: Coranth Gryphon <gryphon@msgi.com> Message-ID: <3rl1as$mkm@hydra.msgi.com> References: <3ricjo$nnj@news.bu.edu> <3rk25d$4n8@sven.mn.interact.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: hydra.msgi.com In article <3rk25d$4n8@sven.mn.interact.net>, Greg Rowe <greg@mn.interact.net> wrote: >That's what I thought, but yesterday I installed on a new system >After the install completed, I get the "No Operating System" >message again. The trusty "fixit" disk came to the rescue again. >[snip] >Are we doing something wrong or is the IDE MBR code not >getting written correctly ? Thanks. The problem is not just with IDE drives. I have the same problem with my SCSI drive. The common thread that I have seen with this problem (among those who posted) is that we chose the "Standard MBR" record from the install program. Anyone have this who chose something else? >I had a couple mails from other folks having the exact same problem >wanting to know where to find the old Snap boot disks >(anyone still have them on an archive?). Add me to the list of those asking. :-) -coranth --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coranth Gryphon <gryphon@msgi.com> MSG, Inc. Phone: (617) 272-8665 20 Blanchard Road, #11 FAX: (617) 272-0397 Burlington, MA 01803-5168 ---------------------------------------------------+----------------------- Programmer: "If I build it, they will come..." | #include <disclaim.h> Manager: "If I sell it, THEN you'll build it." | #include <sys/quote.h> ---------------------------------------------------+-----------------------