From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Mar 5 12:16:22 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail.ot.com (ns.ot.com [199.234.240.5]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF99337B718 for ; Mon, 5 Mar 2001 12:16:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dbarn@ot.com) Received: from ot.com (243-150.ppp.ot.net [199.234.243.150]) by mail.ot.com (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id PAA03206 for ; Mon, 5 Mar 2001 15:16:07 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <3AA3AE31.B38A715@ot.com> Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2001 15:18:09 +0000 From: Dave Barnett X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.73 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.2.16 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: FreeBSD4.2 & FreeBSD3.4 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------BA90DBECD2F390F12CB8C8DD" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG --------------BA90DBECD2F390F12CB8C8DD Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sirs: I'm having the same trouble with my FreeBSD 4.2 as I have with 3.4. I install ccording to the NewUser/Standard installation and on trying to boot it just sits there after the intro. message from Boot-Magic - "Preparing to boot FreeBSD". My particulars are as foloows Processor - Intel 686 - 350mhz Memory - 96MB HD (1) - 8.1 GB Partitions - (Roughly) (1) 2 GB - DOS 6.2/Windows 3.1 (all primaries) (2) 3.5 GB - Slackware Linux 7.1 (3) .2 GB - Linux Swap (4) 2.2 GB - FreeBSD/386 (as typed by the lable prog.) .x GB (I dont know quite how to use this - it's beyond 1024cylinders, or whatever) ZIP drive (internal) I'm using 'BootMagic' as the boot manager in the (I think) master boot record. I tried making FreeBSD the bootable partition in the "Label" program, instead of my work-horse "Slack", but that didn't help. I even wiped out Slack & BootMagic(accidentally, but I'm used to that) and tried it as the only system besides DOS/WIN on the disk, with the same results. In one case - which I've been unable to reproduce, it did output "Read error." The hard disk is clicking at ~ 1" intervals. I think I'm not doing something right, but I've not been able to find my error. And I just ordered your Book. Maybe that gives some system detail. The linux 'mount' command "mount /dev/hda4 /mnt" apparently mounts the disk (I have the USF enabled, read-only, in the linux kernel), but the 'ls' command says that some filename is too long to read. I ordered FreeBSD 4.2 (just received and tried to install it) because I figured maybe my trouble with 3.4 was known and probably fixed, but - alas, no. I checked the FAQ on your website, also to no avail, so I'm writing you. If you need any more specifics, please let me know. In the meantime, I have my Slack 7.1 back up and running and can operate. I'm just a user, not a server or chatter, and I'm retired with lot's of time to try suggestions, so I would appreciate anything you can offer. Thank you. Sincerely Dave Barnett --------------BA90DBECD2F390F12CB8C8DD Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sirs:

        I'm having the same trouble with my FreeBSD 4.2 as I have with 3.4. I install ccording to the NewUser/Standard installation and on trying to boot it just sits there after the intro. message from Boot-Magic - "Preparing to boot FreeBSD". My particulars are as foloows

    Processor    -    Intel 686 - 350mhz
    Memory        -    96MB
    HD (1)        -    8.1 GB
    Partitions    -    (Roughly)    (1) 2 GB - DOS 6.2/Windows 3.1
    (all primaries)                        (2) 3.5 GB - Slackware Linux 7.1
                                                    (3) .2 GB - Linux Swap
                                                    (4) 2.2 GB - FreeBSD/386 (as typed by the lable prog.)
                                                      .x GB (I dont know quite how to use this - it's beyond 1024cylinders, or whatever)
    ZIP drive (internal)

        I'm using 'BootMagic' as the boot manager in the (I think) master boot record.

        I tried making FreeBSD the bootable partition in the "Label" program, instead of my work-horse "Slack", but that didn't help. I even wiped out Slack & BootMagic(accidentally, but I'm used to that) and tried it as the only system besides DOS/WIN on the disk, with the same results. In one case - which I've been unable to reproduce, it  did  output "Read error." The hard disk is clicking at ~ 1" intervals.

        I think I'm not doing something right, but I've not been able to find my error. And I just ordered your Book. Maybe that gives some system detail.

        The linux 'mount' command "mount /dev/hda4 /mnt" apparently mounts the disk (I have the USF enabled, read-only, in the linux kernel), but the 'ls' command says that some filename is too long to read.

        I ordered FreeBSD 4.2 (just received and tried to install it) because I figured maybe my trouble with 3.4 was known and probably fixed, but - alas, no.

        I checked the FAQ on your website, also to no avail, so I'm writing you.

        If you need any more specifics, please let me know. In the meantime, I have my Slack 7.1 back up and running and can operate. I'm just a user, not a server or chatter, and I'm retired with lot's of time to try suggestions, so I would appreciate anything you can offer.

        Thank you.

                                                                                Sincerely

                                                                                Dave Barnett        <dbarn@ot.com>
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