Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 10:37:50 -0700 From: "steveb99" <steveb99@earthlink.net> To: "sietze" <freebsd@sietze.com>, <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: FreeBSD Newbies FAK Message-ID: <DBELIHJLFDOBKBMLNFLBAECLDHAA.steveb99@earthlink.net> In-Reply-To: <NEBBILKEIDPMALPEDJHOEEIDMJAA.freebsd@sietze.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of sietze > Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 8:01 AM > To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org > Subject: RE: FreeBSD Newbies FAK > > > Hi all, > > Though not new to Unix I am new to FreeBSD. This weekend, after reading up > at lenght, I have done my first installs and I found a couple of > issues. The > installation documentation does not always reflect the exact process. And > after one install the system didn't boot, complaining about a > missing kernel. > Searching the FreeBSD archives and Google showed that more people got the > same error over time, though no solution was provided in any of > the forums. > It turned out to be an issue with the drive parameters. > > Is there any place where I can send the information while it is > still fresh > on my mind so that future newbies will have less probs during their first > installs? > I ran into the same thing a couple weeks ago and not quite sure where to lay blame other than myself. If you been trying to go through the install program a few times it starts appearing like you have done something when you haven't. I was running through an install and thought I had select ALL the packages and finished off the install. Since I had installed before the boot loader was still there, but it had no kernel to load. I went through the install again and made sure the packages were actually selected. FreeBSD installed and everything is fine. You could say it's a cosmetic issue that the installer doesn't echo enough status, or user error. I look at it as being both. Steve B.
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