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On Mon, 2006-Jun-26 19:16:35 -0400, Bob Richards wrote: On Boot, the >boot-loader complained bitterly "Can't find a Kernel to boot", and >dropped me to an "OK" prompt. Damn says I! Murpheys law in effect! This deliberate: sysinstall doesn't install the kernel until everything else is complete so you can be sure that the install completed OK. > The FDISK never wiped out all the old data..... fdisk/disklabel doesn't touch data on the disk. It just writes information about where the slices/partitions are. This means that if you accidently put the wrong slice/partition map on your disk, you > Someone NEVER thought-out this particular scenario! sysinstall realises that you have valid UFS filesystems and won't over-write them unless you explicitly tell it to. > What do I do? Redo from scratch. In the 'FreeBSD Disklabel Editor' window, scroll down to your partitions and either 'D'elete them all and re-create using 'A'uto or toggle the 'N'ewfs flag and set the 'M'ount point. -- Peter Jeremy
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