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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in1.uu.net!csn!nntp-xfer-2.csn.net!magma.Mines.EDU!massive.Mines.EDU!gblauvel From: gblauvel@massive.Mines.EDU (Blauvelt) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: boot problem redux Date: 1 Dec 1995 19:59:47 GMT Organization: Colorado School of Mines Lines: 18 Message-ID: <49nmrj$hiu@magma.Mines.EDU> NNTP-Posting-Host: massive.mines.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] I'm stumped. I've read the faq and postings in this group, made sure the drive geomotries in freebsd and the bios match, moved the mount point to a partition which begins and ends below cylinder 1024, etc. but still can't get it to boot from the hard drive. Gateway 66MHz pentium, 700 meg IDE hard drive with ~100 meg DOS partition, atapi CD rom drive (but I haven't started to work on that problem yet). Boots from floppy. But when I attempt to boot from the hard drive it just keeps giving me the f1/f2 prompt and seems unable to locate any boot code. Yes, I've written and rewritten the MBR. I'm certain that I'm doing (or not doing) something pretty stupid (or simple) and I'd appreciate any suggestions you might be able to make so that this system will boot. tia, Glenn