(The following is forwarded from freebsd-mobile)
FreeBSD loader does not start up, nor does the kernel (obviously). The
error message I get back is literally translated as "No O.S."
As for a disk parameter translation I cannot say for sure because IBM (as
wretched as they can be) does not allow users into the BIOS... at least
not on this model. What I can tell you is that while installing (before
the main menu) when my system is being scanned for devices, my hard drive
geomtry shows up as follows:
C/H/S: 1578/16/63
However, the slice and label editors, linux (when i succeeded in
installing it), and all tests i perform in DOS all report the following:
C/H/S: 789/32/63
I have tried both and neither work. Further, I just tried writing label
info from sysinstall running of the fixit disk (as recommended), and that
doesn't work either.
I think I'll have to offer to buy dinner for whoever is able to solve this
one! :-)
Marwan
On Sat, 22 Jan 2000, Boris Karnaukh wrote:
> Marwan Fayed wrote:
> >
> > My problem is this. I am trying to install 3.3-R on an IBM Thinkpad 365XD
> > (although I have received mail from a man in France who is having the same
> > problem on a desktop). The installation runs completely smoothly but when
> > I finish and reboot the machine reports no resident O.S.
>
> Did FreeBSD loader and/or kernel start up?
>
> Have you tested your computer for some kind of disk parameters
> translation in BIOS setup?
>
> I have had similar experience with Toshiba Satellite 2500CDS.
>
>
> > After trying many different things (including messing with the MBR, double
> > and triple checking disk geometry, and using a Fixit disk to try to
> > diagnose the problem), I booted from the install floppy to the main
> > install menu. Rather than re-install all over again for the nth time I
> > just entered the label editor. The partitions were still there but the
> > mount points were lost. What appeared was
> > this:
> >
> > <none> 40M // supposed to be root
> > swap 84M // swap is obviously OK
> > <none> 651M // supposed to be /usr
> >
> > This is clearly not what I designated so I tried relabelling the mount
> > points, writing the information using 'w' and exiting install only to have
> > the BIOS report no O.S. yet again!
> >
>
> According to my experience, you should run /stand/sysinstall again after
> chosing "Fixit" option to make "w" option immediately work.
>
> You'll possibly have to create additional devices /dev/wd0? using
> MAKEDEV script from "Fixit" disk.
>
> --
> <Signed>
> Boris Karnaukh (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED])
>
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