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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.sprintlink.net!gryphon.phoenix.net!phoenix.phoenix.net!gemohler From: gemohler@phoenix.phoenix.net (Geoff Mohler) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Can't get FreeBSD to Boot! Date: 10 Sep 1995 19:30:02 GMT Organization: Phoenix Data Systems Lines: 17 Message-ID: <42vebq$cm0@gryphon.phoenix.net> References: <42vcre$664@nntp.interaccess.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: phoenix.phoenix.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] January (january@thymaster.interaccess.com) wrote: : *grr* this is an annoying problem. I just installed FreeBSD 2.0.5 onto my : hard disk. Problem is, it won't boot. If I hit enter at the Boot: prompt, : all that happens is : | : I have similar problems..except I cannot no matter what I do, get it to boot form HD at all. I have to use floppy. I used os-bs and told it to activate the first partition, then I get a 'missing operating system' error. One thing linux has over BSD, is a bloody simple fdisk program.