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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: I can install it but I can't boot
Date: 23 May 1997 10:37:05 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <3384B687.41C67EA6@cats.ucsc.edu>,
Michael Shafae <cadaver@cats.ucsc.edu> writes:
> Brian Somers wrote:
>>
>> In article <33821A3F.41C67EA6@cats.ucsc.edu>,
>> Michael Shafae <cadaver@cats.ucsc.edu> writes:
>> > I am just stuck as to how to boot into FreeBSD for the first time. Is
>> > there some command or magic word I can type at the BOOT: prompt of the
>> > FreeBSD boot floppy to make it start up the copy of FreeBSD on the
>> > second hard disk?
>>
>> Try sd(1,a)/kernel at the boot prompt (or wd(1,a)/kernel if you have IDE).
>> This is assuming your BIOS can read the disk.
>>
>
> I tried that and it didn't do it. All it did was reprompt me again
> saying that this was invalid. And the other time I tried it, the
> computer would boot into the installer. I am confused. I have on my
> first disk NT and dos. On the second disk I have, to the best of my
> knowledge, installed freebsd 2.1.7.
>
> During the installation, I get to the part where it asks me for what
> type of boot partition I want. I choose standard and then it prompts me
> for which hard dirve I wish to do this operation on and I choose the
> second hard disk, which is the one I am attempting to run freebsd off
> of. I want to be able to use the NT boot loader to boot between the the
> two disks. I have read the handbook and know how to copy the freeBSD
> boot sector onto a floppy etc.etc. But I can't boot into freebsd to do
> this stuff.
>
> I think I am doing everything correctly except for the part where I
> designate a boot record for freebsd. Am I supposed to check off both
> hard disks when I am telling it which hard disk to put the boot sector
> on? I am totally baffled.
>
> thanks.
Are both disks of the same type (SCSI/IDE) ? If you have one of
each, you'd need to boot with
Boot: 1:sd(0,a)/kernel
Otherwise, it looks like FreeBSD isn't installed there :(
> michael
>
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Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !