Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 20:36:09 -0700 From: Michael Oski <oski@jps.net> To: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: 3.0BETA install problem Message-ID: <3612F8A8.F4013D12@jps.net>
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I realize this message doesn't have squat for details, but I thought I should mention it since it could be a *real* problem. I was trying to install the 3.0-BETA-19980925 snapshot on a Compaq Deskpro 2000 PII/233. I ftp'd the entire snapshot to a DOS partition (C:\FreeBSD) and gen'd the boot.flp from there. During the installation, it tried to mount wd0s3 (I assume the DOS partition) as /dist but failed with an unsupported media error of some sort - hence, the lack of details - I didn't write the thing down :-( I tried the same method with the 3.0-BETA-19980923 and 3.0-BETA-19980927 snapshots and got the same error. I worked around the problem by ftp'ing the snapshot to an AIX server I have and installed via ftp from it. (I can't install via ftp directly from ftp.freebsd.org due to bizarre firewall & DNS issues - don't ask...) Anyway, I thought I'd mention it in case someone has the inclination to test an install from a DOS partition and verify that it this was actually some sort of brain fart of mine and not a *real* problem. MO! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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