On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 12:06:14 -0500, arf wrote: > Use dd form /dev/zero to wipe MBR and start of disk. > Check Bios settings - AMI Bios set to "Auto" shows > LBA mode and DMA, etc.
I'm not so sure here; what this would be good for. > Downloaded June 10 snapshot and checked md5 sums. > > Installed without problems. The installboot output > was: > boot: /mnt/boot > proto: /usr/mdec/biosboot > device: /dev/rwd0c > /usr/mdec/biosboot: entry point 0 proto bootblock > size 512 > /mnt/boot is 3 blocks x 16384 bytes fs block shift 2; > part offset 63; inode block 24, offset 1704 > using MBR partition 0: type 166 (0xa6) offset 63 (0x3f) what does installboot do here ? Maybe I'm simply lost or stupid.? You're doing a fresh install, or what ? How's your disk layout ? (And, as Nick pointed out, does it boot from diskette / CD ?) http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq8.html#Bootloader http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq14.html#Boot386 scroll down to What can go wrong and understand how to recreate the MBR. HTH, Uwe, who runs a 160GB hard disk without any hassle on a 1995 P100 MB with a limit of 8GB hard disk; and a root partition of 150 MB at 'a'. With the completely wrong geometry. I guess, as long as the '/' is found somehow, the rest is taken over from the BIOS.
