Re: boot problem (stage 2 boot?)

2005-08-27 Thread Sean
Hi guys, Just wanted to say thanks for all the helpful suggestions. Played with things and got into the geometry idea as the possible cause. Did some more work, adjusting bios and geometry settings around the disk and just a few minutes ago after yet another go at installing the laptop just boo

Re: boot problem (stage 2 boot?)

2005-08-27 Thread Glenn Dawson
At 02:47 PM 8/27/2005, Gary W. Swearingen wrote: Glenn Dawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I doubt there's nothing wrong with the MBR per se, but if it's looking in the wrong place for the third stage loader > you'll see exactly the problem you have. Where "it's" probably refers to "boot cod

Re: boot problem (stage 2 boot?)

2005-08-27 Thread Glenn Dawson
At 02:40 PM 8/27/2005, Sean wrote: Glenn Dawson wrote: At 02:13 PM 8/27/2005, Sean wrote: Glenn Dawson wrote: At 06:04 AM 8/27/2005, Sean wrote: Just installed on a new system and I am unable to boot. Currently when that system boots it comes up with what looks like the following example

Re: boot problem (stage 2 boot?)

2005-08-27 Thread Gary W. Swearingen
Glenn Dawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I doubt there's nothing wrong with the MBR per se, but if it's looking in the > wrong place for the third stage loader > you'll see exactly the problem you have. Where "it's" probably refers to "boot code", not to the MBR, which doesn't look for anythin

Re: boot problem (stage 2 boot?)

2005-08-27 Thread Sean
Glenn Dawson wrote: At 02:13 PM 8/27/2005, Sean wrote: Glenn Dawson wrote: At 06:04 AM 8/27/2005, Sean wrote: Just installed on a new system and I am unable to boot. Currently when that system boots it comes up with what looks like the following example from the handbook >> FreeBSD/i386

Re: boot problem (stage 2 boot?)

2005-08-27 Thread Gary W. Swearingen
Sean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Just installed on a new system and I am unable to boot. You might get better help if you include details like what you installed. > Currently when that system boots it comes up with what looks like the > following example from the handbook > > >> FreeBSD/i386

Re: boot problem (stage 2 boot?)

2005-08-27 Thread Glenn Dawson
At 02:13 PM 8/27/2005, Sean wrote: Glenn Dawson wrote: At 06:04 AM 8/27/2005, Sean wrote: Just installed on a new system and I am unable to boot. Currently when that system boots it comes up with what looks like the following example from the handbook >> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT Default: 0:ad(0,a

Re: boot problem (stage 2 boot?)

2005-08-27 Thread Sean
Glenn Dawson wrote: At 06:04 AM 8/27/2005, Sean wrote: Just installed on a new system and I am unable to boot. Currently when that system boots it comes up with what looks like the following example from the handbook >> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT Default: 0:ad(0,a)/kernel boot: from my reading this

Re: boot problem (stage 2 boot?)

2005-08-27 Thread Glenn Dawson
At 06:04 AM 8/27/2005, Sean wrote: Just installed on a new system and I am unable to boot. Currently when that system boots it comes up with what looks like the following example from the handbook >> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT Default: 0:ad(0,a)/kernel boot: from my reading this is a boot2 stage boo

boot problem (stage 2 boot?)

2005-08-27 Thread Sean
Just installed on a new system and I am unable to boot. Currently when that system boots it comes up with what looks like the following example from the handbook >> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT Default: 0:ad(0,a)/kernel boot: from my reading this is a boot2 stage booting from cd and going into Fixit it