Dear friends:
Just downloaded the two FreeBSD CD's from the web and I would like to
install them on my second hard drive. But I've discovered that I cannot
boot up into my Setup (F2, as clearly indicated on my Dell 8200
Dimension during bootup). I have never had this kind of problem before.
I have two 40GB hard drives and wanted to install Linux into my second
hard drive, but to do this I have to be able to go into my Bios and
change the boot sequence. I have done this several times before with the
same computer and the same Win XP OS. But now there is something wrong.
In fact, I even tried to insert my Windows XP CD and tried to click on
F2. But, once again, all that happened is that I was taken immediately
to Windows XP. How do I regain entry to my Setup?
One last thing: I searched for the boot.ini file (making sure that the
search included all hidden and system files). It's under C:\boot.ini
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
I called Dell and asked for their help. Unfortunately, they are now
charging $99 per incident, which is way beyond what I and my family
(being Katrina refugees) can afford. But they did let me explain the
problem, and the lady said that in her opinion this is a software issue.
I tend to agree since I have never had a single hardware problem with my
Dell computer in the six years I have had it. If so, may I ask if
someone on the FreeBSD list would be kind enough to help me resolve
this. We would very much appreciate it.
Thank you so much.
Benjamin Sher
865-690-3898
Thank you so very much.
Benjamin
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