al plant wrote: > > MonMotha wrote: > > > > I've never done it with BSD, but I've had various forms of Linux on > > older Dell comps. All worked fine, however these were "general purpose" > > comps. > > > > If the BIOS needs to boot from a DOS bootsector (some newer Compaqs do > > it seems)...a way to get around this is to do somethign like load DOS > > then use loadlin to boot Linux from DOS. I'm not sure if BSD has an > > equivilent, but it usually works for me with Linux. > > > > Where does the bootup procedure stop btw? > > > ########## > > I have a feeling that it may be the bios setup not recognizing the hd. > It finds the memory, keyboard ,mouse then stops before the hd is > detected with the line: > > Insert bootable media in the appropriate drive.
########### Hmm... I just flashed the new updated bios and that is not the problem. It still wont boot. Same error. Aloha! Al Plant - Webmaster http://hawaiidakine.com Providing FAST DSL Service for $28.00 /mo. Member Small Business Hawaii. Running FreeBSD 4.5 UNIX & Caldera Linux 2.4 & RedHat 7.2 Support OPEN SOURCE in Business Computing. Phone 808-622-0043