Bug 22961

Summary:	New installation of 4.1.1 won't boot
Product:	Base System	Reporter:	andrew <andrew>
Component:	i386	Assignee:	rnordier
Status:	Closed FIXED
Severity:	Affects Only Me
Priority:	Normal
Version:	Unspecified
Hardware:	Any
OS:	Any

Description andrew 2000-11-19 20:10:01 UTC

I installed directly from the ISO image I downloaded. No errors
were reported. 

At the reboot, I get the btx menu (F1, F3, F5)but when I select 
one it just beeps. Even the 'perfectly good' :-)
DOS 5 partition won't boot any more. (Fixable by Fdisk /mbr)

I have reinstalled several times, repartitioning, new labels, etc
Same result every time.

How-To-Repeat: AFAICT the problem is unavoidable on my system. 
Install always fails. (Unwilling to try on other 
machines!)

Comment 1 andrew 2000-11-20 20:04:55 UTC

I later found the reference to a problem with Boot0 problems in the
Errata
for release 4.1, and a new version of boot0. Unfortunately, when I
downloaded the new version, and tried boot0cfg, it said 'bad magic'.

My guess is that downloading using a browser is equivalent to ftp in
text mode.

I compiled a boot0 from the source on the CD, and that does not work.
I am still looking for a good source.


-- 
Andrew Grillet


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Comment 2 rnordier freebsd_committer

2000-11-20 21:16:58 UTC

Responsible Changed
From-To: freebsd-bugs->rnordier

A boot0 problem.

Comment 3 rnordier freebsd_committer

2001-05-27 21:20:07 UTC

State Changed
From-To: open->closed

Stale: -stable now uses a different boot0.