Bug 12947

Summary:	Boot loader only lets me boot to my FAT32 partition, just beeps when 'F2' is hit
Product:	Base System	Reporter:	webmaster <webmaster>
Component:	misc	Assignee:	freebsd-bugs (Nobody) <bugs>
Status:	Closed FIXED
Severity:	Affects Only Me
Priority:	Normal
Version:	Unspecified
Hardware:	Any
OS:	Any

Description webmaster 1999-08-04 02:00:01 UTC

I boot my machine, the boot loader comes up.. but when I hit 'F2' to boot to FreeBSD, it just beeps.. nothing else happens. It'll only let me use 'F1' (FAT32 partition)

Comment 1 rnordier 1999-08-04 08:57:01 UTC

webmaster@tenebrous.com wrote:

> >Number:         12947
> >Category:       misc
> >Synopsis:       Boot loader only lets me boot to my FAT32 partition,
                   just beeps when 'F2' is hit

> >Description:
> I boot my machine, the boot loader comes up.. but when I hit 'F2' to
  boot to FreeBSD, it just beeps.. nothing else happens. It'll only let
  me use 'F1' (FAT32 partition)

This is almost certainly due to a mismatch between the disk geometry
your BIOS is using, and what FreeBSD thought the geometry was when it
was installed.

I'd suggest sending mail to the freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing
list and asking for help with this.

-- 
Robert Nordier

Comment 2 rnordier freebsd_committer

1999-08-04 08:59:04 UTC

State Changed
From-To: open->closed

Pilot error.