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Subject: Re: Installation of FreeBSD 4.6 failure
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 00:04:38 -0700
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Where did you get the CD?
I installed it fine from the 'net on Saturday, using the two floopies:
kern.flp and MFSRoot.flp

I've still got some problems installing/configing XFree86, though.

-James Turnbull

----- Original Message -----
From: "JH" <johnh@useoz.com>
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Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 11:46 PM
Subject: Installation of FreeBSD 4.6 failure


> Hi,
>
> I would like to try FreeBSD, I'm trying to install the 4.6 version but to
no
> avail. The installation process with the CD only goes as far as the first
> screen of sysinstall and then the whole computer locks-up hard, no error
> messages, and I have to reboot.
>
> I have the following hardware:
> Matrox G400 videocard
> Seagate ST33232A H/D
> Gigabyte GA-6VXE7 with a VIA 82C596B chipset
> Intel Pentium 3 CPU
> Creative CD-RW RW3260E
> Soundblaster 16 soundcard (isa)
> 256 MB sdram
>
> I'm using Linux RedHat at the moment without any problems.
>
> I have searched everywhere for any clues on this problem without any luck.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> John Heij
>
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