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From: kopti@seas.gwu.edu (Juzer T. Kopti)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: Custom install of BSDI
Date: 22 Feb 1996 16:19:50 GMT
Organization: George Washington University
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Hi,
I was trying to Custom install BSDI v2.1 on /dev/hdb [which is going to
be dedicated to that OS]. /dev/hda on my system is already in use by
2 other OS's.
Heres my question...
Whilst installing BSDI I selected custom install (since express install
would automatically use /dev/hda) and erase all data there. During the
install process I indicated that BSDI should ONLY be installed on /dev/hdb
and /dev/hda would should not be touched. The install went smoothly.
I am using Linux's LILO as a boot manager (which I configured appropriately
to boot BSDI of off /dev/hdb). When I select that get a prompt
"no bsd label" highlighted in blue and a hung computer
During the custom install I had explicitly indicated that the boot blocks
would be installed as "wd" [which was also the default] as opposed to
other options as BIOS, fd etc.
Do you think that the boot blocks have somehow been installed on /dev/hda
and not /dev/hdb since I am getting the above message ??
If so how can I force them to be installed on /dev/hdb (wd1) as opposed
/dev/hda (wd0) ??
If not any reason why am I getting the above message ("no bsd label") whn
I try to boot up directly from /dev/hdb ??
Thanx
Juzer