Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 14:54:12 -0500 From: "Ron Wingfield" <dtcrtw@ionet.net> To: <doc@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Installation Problems -- Need help! Message-ID: <002d01c1f080$cde68000$c45dea43@siecor.com>
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I am attempting to install FreeBSD 4.5 from CDROM, after having prepared =
the kern.flp and msfroot.flp floppies. =20
The drive is a Toshiba XM5702B 12x CD-ROM, attached to the secondary IDE =
port. Is this a supported CD-ROM?
The processor is a Pentium 486-DX4 running at 100Mhz.
The BIOS reports 16Mb of RAM.
This will be a dedicated BSD box -- no other OS's.
My installation of FreeBSD 4.5 proceeds to the point of copying the =
contents of /bin to the root file system. The message:
Extracting bin into / directory. . .
appears in a Progress window. At the bottom of the screen, a message =
states that:
1024 bytes read from bin dist, chunk 1 of 143 @ 1.0 KBytes/sec.
I have restarted many, many times. (On one occasion, the previous =
message suggested that the read progressed to chunk 2. Prior to the =
installation's attempted copy of the file system, distributions, etc., =
the kernal configuration reported that=20
All filesystem information (was) written successfully;=20
however, the message:
starting emergency holographic shell on VTY4
. . .appears. What is the significance of the so-called emergency =
holographic shell? How should I use it? At the point that the extract =
stops, the system is locked-up. Nothing seems to respond. My only =
recourse is to reboot and start over.
Suggestions?
Thanks,
Ron W.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am attempting to install FreeBSD 4.5 =
from CDROM,=20
after having prepared the <STRONG>kern.flp</STRONG> and=20
<STRONG>msfroot.flp</STRONG> floppies. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The drive is a <STRONG>Toshiba XM5702B =
12x=20
CD-ROM</STRONG>, attached to the secondary IDE port. <FONT=20
color=3D#ff0000><STRONG>Is this a supported =
CD-ROM?</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The processor is a Pentium 486-DX4 =
running at=20
100Mhz.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The BIOS reports 16Mb of =
RAM.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This will be a dedicated BSD box -- no =
other=20
OS's.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My installation of FreeBSD 4.5 proceeds =
to the=20
point of copying the contents of /bin to the root file system. The =
message:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <STRONG>Extracting =
bin into /=20
directory. . .</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>appears in a =
<STRONG><EM>Progress</EM></STRONG>=20
window. At the bottom of the screen, a message states =
that:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <STRONG>1024 bytes =
read from bin=20
dist, chunk 1 of 143 @ 1.0 KBytes/sec.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have restarted many, many =
times. (On one=20
occasion, the previous message suggested that the <EM>read =
</EM>progressed=20
to <STRONG>chunk 2</STRONG>. Prior to the installation's attempted =
copy of=20
the file system, distributions, etc., the kernal configuration =
reported=20
that </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <STRONG>All =
filesystem=20
information </STRONG><EM>(was)</EM> <STRONG>written=20
successfully</STRONG>;</FONT> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>however, the message:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <STRONG>starting =
emergency=20
h<FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>olographic shell on =
VTY4</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>. . .appears. What is the =
significance of the=20
so-called emergency holographic shell? How should I use it? =
At the=20
point that the extract stops, the system is locked-up. Nothing =
seems to=20
respond. My only recourse is to reboot and start =
over.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2><STRONG>Suggestions?</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ron W.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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