From owner-freebsd-doc Sat Apr 11 20:31:24 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id UAA06757 for freebsd-doc-outgoing; Sat, 11 Apr 1998 20:31:24 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from nis1.ncn.net (root@nis1.ncn.net [199.120.120.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id UAA06751 for ; Sat, 11 Apr 1998 20:31:21 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from b1@ncn.net) Received: from generic (algona63.algona.ncn.net [206.72.33.63]) by nis1.ncn.net (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id WAA13356 for ; Sat, 11 Apr 1998 22:31:08 -0500 From: "Gerald Beisch" To: Subject: Installing Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 22:32:00 -0600 Message-ID: <01bd65cb$ef4e6260$3f2148ce@generic> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01BD6599.A4B3F260" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BD6599.A4B3F260 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Gentlemen: I have been trying to install Freebsd without success.After learning I = had some hardware problems and adjusting them I finally got the boot = disk to work properly. I have tried to follow the directions using = option #5 for a Novice installation, I inserted the wrong floppy and = can't get to the point again where I can start installing again. The = directions may be clear to some people but they don't much help a = greenhorn =20 like myself. They don't exactly tell you when and how ; making your own = kernel, how to set up the hard disk; etc.I am tired of using Windows 95 = due to several=20 unexpected crashes. Any suggestions or ideas. Thanks Gerald Beisch ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BD6599.A4B3F260 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Gentlemen:
I have been trying to install Freebsd without = success.After=20 learning I had some hardware problems and adjusting them I finally got = the boot=20 disk to work properly. I have tried to follow the directions using = option #5 for=20 a Novice installation, I inserted the wrong floppy and can't get to the = point=20 again where I can start installing again. The directions may be clear to = some=20 people but they don't much help a greenhorn 
like myself. They don't exactly tell you when and = how ; making=20 your own kernel, how to set up the hard disk; etc.I am tired of using = Windows 95=20 due to several
unexpected crashes. Any suggestions or ideas. Thanks = Gerald=20 Beisch
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