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From: Chris Scarff <trackster@augusta.net>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Unable to Boot From New BSD Drive
Date: Sat, 31 Aug 1996 19:55:15 -0400
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To All,
I've read, installed, and repeated that process five times. I can't get
the computer to boot either from a boot manager on the primary drive or
from a floppy, other than back to the sysinstall!
I would REALLY like to boot from a floppy disk like I do with Linux.
History:
Cyrix 686 P166
16 Megs EDO RAM
2x Panasonic CD-ROM
3.5" FD
Running Windoze 95
1.2 gig HD (Western Digital) [PRIMARY - DOS/Windoze]
245 Meg HD all for BSD [SECONDARY - FreeBSD].
When I go thru the install and it asks me weather to use a boot
manager
or not, it says that it will ask me more questions about where I want to
boot from later.
When I do tell it to use a boot manager (because nothing else
has
worked so far) the 1.2 gig HD (primary) doesn't use the boot manager.
I'm affraid I'll overwrite my 1.2 gig if I screw up.
After the Install I've also tried to tell the install floppy
where to
grab the knew kernal info from, but I can't find any real instructions
on how to use the boot: prompt.
I've tried 0:wdc1a and 0:wdc0b and all types of variations.
AGAIN, How do I tell my floppy or another floppy, to boot from
my knew BSD HD (secondary drive)?
Thanks,
--
* * trackster@augusta.net * *
* * * Now running Cyrix 686 P166 with Linux and Windoze 95 * * *
* * NO! The Cyrix chip is NOT overheating * *
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