6.1 'No kernel found' after install

[Norberto Meijome]

On Wed, 17 May 2006 09:03:35 -0400
"Steve Bertrand" <iaccounts at ibctech.ca> wrote:

> Hey everyone,
> 
> I downloaded FreeBSD 6.1 yesterday, ensured the checksum was correct,
> and promptly expanded the ISO onto a CD.
> 
> After seemingly successfully installing it onto a box (I have several
> other of these exact machines running 5 and 6.0), after reboot, it
> claims it can't find the kernel. I've ls'd pretty much all of the
> directories on the hard disk, and sure enough, it doesn't appear the
> kernel was installed. (I performed the install 4 times to be sure).
> 


interesting- on one machine I did a clean 6.1 install and I also got no kernel.
I reloaded the install, went to fixit , mounted ad0s1a and the
copied -R /mnt2/boot/kernel (or whatever was the path to the install media)
into the drive.
 rebooted, all working fine now.

weird.
Beto