From owner-freebsd-doc Sun Feb 25 07:01:04 1996 Return-Path: owner-doc Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id HAA02332 for doc-outgoing; Sun, 25 Feb 1996 07:01:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from zeus.ph1.Uni-Koeln.DE (zeus.PH1.UNI-KOELN.DE [134.95.50.108]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA02327 for ; Sun, 25 Feb 1996 07:01:00 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199602251501.HAA02327@freefall.freebsd.org> Received: by zeus.ph1.Uni-Koeln.DE (1.38.193.4/16.2) id AA08595; Sun, 25 Feb 1996 15:58:45 +0100 Date: Sun, 25 Feb 1996 15:58:45 +0100 From: Frank Schmuelling To: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Installation/Documentation Problems, mainly PLIP Sender: owner-doc@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk Hi, I wanted to install FreeBSD (2.1.0) on my laptop (I'm going to replace Linux, hope you enjoy..). Since I have no network adapter I installed FreeBSD on a PC with network (also removed Linux ...) to use the PLIP interface for installation on my laptop. After having some trouble with my SMC adapter, I finally managed to install FreeBSD on the first partiton of the second harddisk. **** Unfortunately I cannot find a way to install the bootmanager when **** FreeBSD is installed on the second disk For now I'm booting from DOS.. Now my real problems: The documentation for the PLIP installation is too short for me... **** So far I think I have to choose NFS installation. But what **** addresses I have to use for Nameservers, Routes, my own IP and so **** on ?? What have to be done on the other computer (the one which **** has already installed FreeBSD)? How can I setup a PLIP 'server'? **** Is this PLIP server only a gateway to the NFS servers on the **** internet or is itself the NFS server for the PLIP interface? A little hint would be great ... Here some smaller problems that I encountered during installation on computer with network adapter (not necessary to answer or comment, I have already solved them for me) /sand/sysinstall does not run when I have installed a kernel with pcvt compatible console driver (Why do the ALT- sequences in emacs not work with the sc0 driver?) How can I make a set of 'emergency' or normal boot discs? The xemacs package misses a X-library (something like xpm????-package) The path to the site-lisp directory was corrupted (contained some components like '.../share:/...' or so) Thanks allot, Frank.