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From: Zhihui Huey HU <huey>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Problem when first booting FreeBSD
Date: 15 Jul 1996 16:31:48 GMT
Organization: University of Houston
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Hi, 

	My name is Huey.  I'm trying to install FreeBSD 2.1.0-RELEASE on my 
PC.
	The problem that I am experiencing is:
		When booting with Boot Manager, (Booteasy) when I press the 
		corresponding key for FreeBSD, it only returns to the Boot
		Manager and the F? prompt again.

	After scouring the FAQs and hardware files, I thought the problem was
	with the disk geometry because my first HD is an 850MB Conner drive.
	My second HD is only a 234 MB Maxtor.  

	That's not the problem I believe.  The disk geometry is set the same in
	FreeBSD as BIOS.

	Since I've installed Linux before, I knew that the boot info has to be
	within the (508MB) limit imposed by DOS.  Therefore, I've installed the
	FreeBSD OS on the SECOND partition of my second HD.  Let's see, the 
	root filesystem resides after 134MB of a MS-DOS filesystem.

	What I'm trying to do is, install the /bin files to the / partition 
	without a separate partition for /usr.  After I get it booting, I plan
	to create another partition on my first HD in the >508 region and mount
	it as /usr.

	If anyone can help me get this sucker to boot.  I'd appreciate it very
	much.