From owner-freebsd-questions Sat May 10 07:40:11 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id HAA06888 for questions-outgoing; Sat, 10 May 1997 07:40:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: from milo.cfw.com (milo.cfw.com [205.219.240.6]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id HAA06882 for ; Sat, 10 May 1997 07:40:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from RA61wb15.cfw.com by milo.cfw.com; (5.65v3.2/1.1.8.2/12Dec95-0403PM) id AA24516; Sat, 10 May 1997 10:40:23 -0400 Message-Id: <9705101440.AA24516@milo.cfw.com> X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.0544.0 From: "Paul Missman" To: Subject: Installation Problems Date: Sat, 10 May 1997 10:39:32 -0400 X-Priority: 3 X-Msmail-Priority: Normal Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01BC5D2E.726DAB80" X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE Engine V4.71.0544.0 Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01BC5D2E.726DAB80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, I am attempting to install freebsd from a dos partition ( I would have = tried ftp, but com4, where my modem is, isn't supported). So far, I've = gotten the freebsd partitions created, and set up the mounts for /bogus, = /,swap,/var, and /usr. I've downloaded all of the /bin files from = ftp.freebsd.org/pub/freebsd/2.2.1-release (bin.aa, bin.ab, etc.) into = c:\freebsd\bin. =20 At the end of the install procedure, it looks like it fsks (?) the = partitions (slices), but when I try to boot from the completed process, = it can't find the kernel, and in fact, says it can't find 0:wd0s3a, = which should be filesystem root, where I would think the kernel image = should reside. Also, the installation process said that there were some = errors, but I have no idea how to switch virtual consoles to see any = messages, so I have no idea what might not have completed. For your info, I'm doing this on a system with win95 and freebsd sharing = a 2.5Gig drive. Partitions and slices are as follows: wd0s1 FAT wd0s2 Extended wd0s3 freebsd wd0s1 /bogus wd0s3a / wd0s3b swap wd0s3e /var wd0s3f /usr That's about all I know at this point. BTW, I skipped kernel = configuration, assuming that if the kernel off the floppy image booted, = it was ok for me to use. Also, I have no idea what the options are for = the boot process. Thanks for any help you can give me. Paul Missman P.S. Processor is an AMD K5-133 (Pentium Clone). ------=_NextPart_000_01BC5D2E.726DAB80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

 

Hello,

I am attempting to install freebsd from a = dos=20 partition ( I would have tried ftp, but com4, where my modem is, isn't=20 supported). So far, I've gotten the freebsd partitions created, and set = up the=20 mounts for /bogus, /,swap,/var, and /usr. I've downloaded all of the = /bin files=20 from ftp.freebsd.org/pub/freebsd/2.2.1-release (bin.aa, bin.ab, etc.) = into=20 c:\freebsd\bin.

At the end of the install procedure, it = looks like it=20 fsks (?) the partitions (slices), but when I try to boot from the = completed=20 process, it can't find the kernel, and in fact, says it can't find = 0:wd0s3a,=20 which should be filesystem root, where I would think the kernel image = should=20 reside. Also, the installation process said that there were some = errors, but I=20 have no idea how to switch virtual consoles to see any messages, so I = have no=20 idea what might not have completed.

For your info, I'm doing this on a system = with win95=20 and freebsd sharing a 2.5Gig drive. Partitions and slices are as=20 follows:

 

wd0s1 FAT

wd0s2 Extended

wd0s3 freebsd

wd0s1 /bogus

wd0s3a /

wd0s3b swap

wd0s3e /var

wd0s3f /usr

That's about all I know at this point. = BTW, I=20 skipped kernel configuration, assuming that if the kernel off the floppy = image=20 booted, it was ok for me to use. Also, I have no idea what the options = are for=20 the boot process.

 

Thanks for any help you can give = me.

 

Paul Missman

P.S. Processor is an AMD K5-133 (Pentium = Clone).

 

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