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From: Michael White <mdwhite@ucdavis.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Help with BSD
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 15:26:41 -0700
Organization: University of California, Davis
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To: hu_z@uhdvx3.dt.uh.edu
Zhihui Huey HU wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> You seem to know what you are doing so do you mind if I ask some
> questions? Actually, I've got a problem.
>
> My installation of FreeBSD 2.1.0-RELEASE does not seem to want to boot.
> I looked and looked but can only find a FAQ that states my disk geometry is
> wrong. I checked but BSD seems to find the correct CHS that coorespond to
> my BIOS.
>
> Some hardware background would be:
> 486DX250 Intel
> HD C: 850MB Conner
> partition 1 508MB Dos
> partition 2 not used
> HD D: 235MB Maxtor
> partition 1 139MB DOS
> partition 2 74MB mounted as / for FreeBSD
>
> I'm installing the minimum installation, the /bin distribution from
> ftp.freebsd.org on partition 2 of HD D:. I plan to create one freebsd
> partition on HD C: and mount it as /usr and another as /var.
>
> Does this sound good? My problem is that upon booting the Boot Manager,
> the F? prompt appears again everytime I press the corresponding F-key for
> FreeBSD. Can you help me?
>
> Anyone out there can help me?
>
> My e-mail address is hu_z@uhdvx3.dt.uh.edu or ce_zhh@hal.lamar.edu
>
> Thanks.
>
> Z. Huey Hu
Sounds like the boot manager isn't installed on the second drive. You
can use booteasy.exe program (or is it bootinst.exe) which will allow
you to install it on both drives. Oh and I hope that you have some
swap space in your 74MB with the /. Also, if you want to run X you
may start to find yourself a little cramped, but you can worry about
if you want to get another HD once you get everything up.
--
- Mike
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