Re: Boot problem
From: mike bueide (mbueide_at_charter.net)
Date: 11/12/03
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Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 12:38:14 -0700 To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
On Wed, Nov 12, 2003 at 12:26:39PM -0600, RonMcCy wrote:
> Kent Oxley wrote:
>
> >Hello all,
> >
> >Over the past two months I have been tinkering with various flavors of
> >Linux and last week I decided to try FreeBSD. [Yes, I know it isn't
> >Linux]
> >
> >I installed FreeBSD last night for the second time on a Dell Dimension
> >but when I restarted, the computer goes into a continual boot-loop and
> >won't go past the "F1 Default" message before it restarts. This
> >problem occurred the first time I installed it also.
> >
> >While I have years of MS-DOS, Mac, and Windows experience, I'm new to
> >Unix/Linux and don't know where to start troubleshooting this issue.
> >
> >Thanks for your help.
> >
> >Kent
>
> I'm new to FreeBSD as well but have installed it on 4 computers here at
> work using 4.4 and 4.8. What version are you using? Is it sharring the
> hard drive with another OS? The installer asks you to specify what type
> of boot loader you'd like......which did you choose? I sort of remember
> what you are describing on one of my installs but can't remember how I
> got around it....just tried again and it worked. The FreeBSD installer
> is very friendly for being text based and all.
>
I think I had this problem when I first started
also. Make sure that freebsd gets installed in
the ad0s2 slice (if using ide.) It will not boot
otherwise. At least it didn't for me.
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