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From: Anthony Barlow <tony@mail.warp.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Installation
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970420232728.21515N-100000@localhost> from Doug White at "Apr 20, 97 11:28:10 pm"
To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 09:46:36 +0100 (BST)
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> On Sat, 19 Apr 1997, Mark Corsi wrote:
> 
> > I am fairly new to Unix in general and FreeBSD specifically. I fdisked my
> > hard drive on a 486 box in order to make room for the FreeBSD installation.
> > I created the boot floppy from the FreeBSD CD-ROM and rebooted the 486. I
> > went through all the selections on the Novice installation and when it
> > asked me where I was installing from I said CD_ROM. (I have a panasonic cd
> > rom) Upon hitting enter, I received a return that the device was not
> > supported. Now I can't get the system to recognize the drive at all.
> 
> At the main screen, hit scroll-lock and use the up arrow to scroll up and
> see if the wdc probe found your drive.  If it didn't, consider moving it
> onto the primary IDE controller in the slave position.

I've been wondering how to do this for ages (scroll lock trick).

Regards,
Anthony