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From: tom@tomqnx.tomqnx.com (Tom Torrance at home)
Subject: Re: BSD MBR
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Delete your D: partition and reinstall during which you create a
BSD partition(s).

Can't install to an existing DOS partition...

hmmm (hmmm@alaska.net) wrote:
: from what i understand, this Q is a FAQ; however, the FAQs solution does 
: not appear to matter in my case ...

: my error is this (after a 2.1.5 MBR install)

: dos    (my dos part         899 cyl, 15 hd, 62 sect) 408M
: disk 2 (my BSD part - true, 967 cyl, 16 hd, 31 sect) 234M

: BSD
: disk 1

: repeat ad infinitum ...

: dos part = C:, BSD = D:

: i got the geometry directly from the manufactures.  verified ok on the 
: HDs.  verified by BIOS, MSD, FDISK, & BSD sysinstall & BSD kernel.

: i have installed 2.1.0 with no glitches before.  i have tried to install 
: 2.1.5 at least 10 times, tweaking little things like setting a partition 
: as "bootable", etc.  but nothing seems to make any diff.  i did a fdisk 
: /mbr, i reformatted D: with dos, and again with BSD.  i'm doing a MINIMUM 
: install with MBR.  no errors on VT2, watched the whole install.  i've set 
: the geometry, even though it's detected ok.  i use AUTO create for my BSD 
: partitions.  i tried MSDs parms (1 number lower for both cylinder parms), 
: same thing.

: i'm ripping my hair out!  my boss is getting angry, please help!