From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Dec 1 08:56:26 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id IAA21205 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 1 Dec 1996 08:56:26 -0800 (PST) Received: from www.hsc.wvu.edu (www.hsc.wvu.edu [157.182.105.122]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id IAA21200 for ; Sun, 1 Dec 1996 08:56:23 -0800 (PST) Received: (from jsigmon@localhost) by www.hsc.wvu.edu (8.7.5/8.7.3) id LAA22695; Sun, 1 Dec 1996 11:56:44 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 1 Dec 1996 11:56:43 -0500 (EST) From: Jeremy Sigmon To: Xavier Snow cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: i screwed up In-Reply-To: <32A2754E.2956@sentex.ca> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > umm hi...i installed freebsd on my other computer and it didn't > work...it says it can't find the kernal...I did what it said to do and > what your page said to do and i tryed to re-install dos and it won't do > that either soo my computer dosen't do shit right now...can u PLEASE > HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!! > > SpaceAce > Here is how I install FreeBSD on my computer. #1 boot with a dow/win floppy and ude fdisk to completely clear the drive. #2 create a small dos partition (me 100megs) and set it active in fdisk. #3 format the dos partition and transfer the system to it. #4 copy any useful dos utilities into it. #5 reboot to see if it will boot #6 if bootmanager is still active when you get to the dos prompt type FDISK /MBR and reboot. this should clear the boot manager. #7 if machine boots fine then install freebsd #8 when you select the remainder of your drive in the partition section be sure and mark it bootable and install the boot manager when it asks you. #9 Read the manual at www.freebsd.org. print it out. study it. test wednesday. :) #10 repeat #9 until you find a problem that is not covered in it and then post to questions@freebsd.org. #11 repeat #9 as often as necesary.