Bug 29509

Summary: installation finishes w/o errors but installed system won't boot.
Product: Base System Reporter: alexander <sohn>
Component: i386Assignee: freebsd-bugs (Nobody) <bugs>
Status: Closed FIXED    
Severity: Affects Only Me    
Priority: Normal    
Version: Unspecified   
Hardware: Any   
OS: Any   

Description alexander 2001-08-07 17:50:01 UTC 
stage 0 of the boot loader displays something like the usual
F1: freebsd 
but seems to be unable to get to stage 1.

Fix: 

none. maybe install a different boot-mgr?
How-To-Repeat: dunno. maybe my hd is screwed (though linux ran w/o problems before)
Comment 1 Peter Pentchev 2001-08-08 08:16:49 UTC 
On Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 09:41:55AM -0700, alexander wrote:
> 
> >Number:         29509
> >Category:       i386
> >Synopsis:       installation finishes w/o errors but installed system won't boot.
> >Originator:     alexander
> >Release:        4.3
> >Organization:
> smag
> >Environment:
> not possible - see above.
> an average p90 w/ an adaptec???? scsi-controller and a 1gb scsi-disk
> >Description:
> stage 0 of the boot loader displays something like the usual
> F1: freebsd 
> but seems to be unable to get to stage 1.
> 
> >How-To-Repeat:
> dunno. maybe my hd is screwed (though linux ran w/o problems before)
> 
> >Fix:
> none. maybe install a different boot-mgr?

This might seem like a stupid question, but during the installation,
when you configured slices/partitions, did you set the 'active' flag
on the FreeBSD slice?

G'luck,
Peter

-- 
No language can express every thought unambiguously, least of all this one.
Comment 2 Kris Kennaway freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2001-08-10 01:08:49 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: open->closed

The PR database isn't the correct place for installation 
help.