Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 12:03:36 +0100 From: Ramiro Aceves <ea1abz@wanadoo.es> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: I can not install FreeBSD 5.3 in an old Pentium 100 MHz Message-ID: <41A85F08.3070506@wanadoo.es>
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Hello dear FreeBSD friends. I am Ramiro from Spain.This is my first post to the list. I am a regular Debian GNU/Linux user, but I have been tempted to try FreeBSD. I have installed it successfully on my 1200 MHz Athlon computer booting from the CDROM drive and I like it, but I can not install it in an old Pentium 100 MHz fujitsu computer. This old machine can not boot from the CDROM, so I tried to boot with the floppies. I have prepared the 3 floppies several times and I stil can not install it. I boot with the "boot.flp" floppy ok. I insert "kern1.flp" and it loads ok. I insert "kern2.flp" and it loads ok. I was prompted to insert "boot.flp" floppy again and it shows the logo screen with the booting options. If I choose the default (with no acpi), the computers shudenly restarts without being able to see any message. The remaining options cause the same machine reboot. I can enter into the loader prompt. ¿What can I do? Any help will be apreciated. Sorry for my bad english. Ramiro.
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