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From: Patrick <pwalton@alice.math.tamu.edu>
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 96 22:03:22 -0500
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Subject: FreeBSD Installation difficulties with ATAPI CD-ROM drive !!
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	I am using the FreeBSD 2.1.5-RELEASE CD-ROM. Since we have  
an NEC IDE ATAPI CD-ROM that is not FreeBSD compatible, I copied the  
distributions to my hard disk. Now there are two error messages  
that I am seeing:
	
	1. Somewhere in the extraction of every distribution: I see  
the message:
	
	"Write faliure on transfer! (wrote -1 of 1024 bytes)"
	
	2. At the end of the installation, I see the message:
	
	"Can't find a kernel image to link to the root file system!  
You're going to have a hard time getting this system to boot from  
the hard disk, I'm afraid!"
	
	When I try and boot FreeBSD after the failed installation,  
it just keeps saying "Can't find /kernel".
	
	Is there anything I can do and still keep our NEC IDE  
CD-ROM drive?