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From: julian@mailhub.tfs.com (Julian Elischer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: HELP: 2.1R Install problem - cannot boot from sd0
Date: 6 Dec 1995 11:48:53 GMT
Organization: TRW Financial Systems, Oakland, CA
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Message-ID: <4a3vv5$1cm@times.tfs.com>
References: <1995Dec4.211341.7256@venus.gov.bc.ca>
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In article <1995Dec4.211341.7256@venus.gov.bc.ca>,
Andrew Abel <acabel@ssbux1.env.gov.bc.ca> wrote:
>Hi,
: FreeBSD 2.1R, Micro P90 with 16MB RAM and Phoenix BIOS 4.04,
:Conner CFS420A IDE drive, Adaptac 1542b with a Quatum PD425S SCSI drive.
:
:The IDE drive has 2 DOS partitions.
:
:I installed 2.1R by ftping the distribution to sd0. I selected A in the
:'Partition Edition' and A for the 'Label Editor'. I selected the whole
:sd0 for FreeBSD. I installed the 40MB minimum filesets.
:Rebooting the system went to DOS. I reboot with the boot floppy
:and select sd(0,a)/kernel and I got
:Error: C:0 H:0 S:0
:...
The boot prompt quite specifically says..
"Use hd(1,a)/kernel.. to boot sd0 when wd1 is also installed"
^^
hd != sd
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