> I did that. The bootloader comes up but it gives this error...
> 
> FreeBSD/i386 boot
> Default: 0:da(0,a)F1
> boot:
> 
> It does show the two slices that I created
> 
> F1 FreeBSD
> F2 FreeBSD
> 
> The root is on F2, F1 is the FreeBSD Swap.
> 
> I hope that,
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Chuck Payne
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daxbert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 4:10 PM
> To: Chuck Payne; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Loader
> 
> 
> > I am trying to install FreeBSD 5.0, but everytime I install it and reboot
> > the FreeBSD bootloader won't boot FreeBSD, is there a trick that I need to
> > know to get this working? What do I need to read or do?
> >
> >
> > Chuck Payne
> 
> I've had this problem occur when I forget to
> set the partition as bootable/active during
> the "fdisk" portion of the install.
> 
> 
> You need to mark the partition as
> bootable (aka active) as well as
> install a bootloader to the MBR
> 
> --daxbert
> 

Here's silly question, why does swap appear as a bootable partition and for that 
matter it's own slice?  

How did you partition the drive? 

# fdisk /dev/da0 

should give the partition specs.

--daxbert




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