New FreeBSD User | HP Doesn't Boot

Colin Barnabas axel at ucs.com
Sat Oct 8 23:52:22 UTC 2011


The chances that you have inadvertently altered your BIOS are
quite slim. What does the machine display when you try to
boot?

On Sat, Oct 08, 2011 at 04:11:31PM -0700, Michael Starr wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
> 
>    I am a brand new FreeBSD user with minimal Unix knowledge. I have
> "successfully" installed FreeBSD on a computer dedicated to the operating
> system. However, after rebooting, the machine can't boot, nor get into BIOS.
> I installed the system from a bootable USB stick. I would try another fresh
> install, but currently I can't do anything. Could someone please direct me
> to a solution? I hope I did not irrevocably alter my BIOS. Any help would be
> deeply appreciated. Thank you.
> 
> Computer: HP dvr6 2150us (laptop)
> 
> -- 
> Michael Starr
> masmidow at gmail.com
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