From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jul 8 15:53:16 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA11120 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 8 Jul 1998 15:53:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from cyclops.xtra.co.nz (cyclops.xtra.co.nz [202.27.184.96]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA11112 for ; Wed, 8 Jul 1998 15:53:10 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from xtr14204901@xtra.co.nz) Received: from xtra (p59-m4-hn5.dialup.xtra.co.nz [203.96.103.251]) by cyclops.xtra.co.nz (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id KAA12849 for ; Thu, 9 Jul 1998 10:52:34 +1200 (NZST) Message-ID: <000701bdaac3$1a16fa20$fb6760cb@xtra> From: "Neill Grusning" To: Subject: Clarify? Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 22:51:16 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01BDAAC2.EA4AF440" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BDAAC2.EA4AF440 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi. I would like some help with FreeBSD installation. I have set it up, I = think correctly, & get to the stage, of installing the bin.aa, etc = disks. At this stage, I get an error message. My question is, how do I = install these 13 bin.aa, etc, disks? At this stage, I can reboot the = system, & it boots OK, and gets to the BOOT prompt, & scrolls every 5 = seconds or do. Typing anything at the Boot rompt, brings up, "Can't find = Kernel".I have downloaded fdimage.exe, & all 66 bin.xx files, plus = boot.flp. I have created the boot floppy, and put 5 bin.xx files into a = A:\bin directory.( All bin.xx files occupy 13 disks). My computer is a 486DX/100, with 8 meg of ram. It has a 200 meg H/drive, = (C:>) the whole of which is to be dedicated to FreeBSD. I have a second = 80 meg H/drive, (D:>) at present unused. I stsrted to download the Manpages.aa, etc, files, are these necessary, = at this stage? Are there other files I require? I confess, I am stymied, & being not = familiar with this system, makes things difficult. Can you help me, = please? Neill Grusning (ZL1ACO) 28 Ocean Beach Road. Tairua via Thames New Zealand 2853 ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BDAAC2.EA4AF440 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi.

I would like = some help with=20 FreeBSD installation. I have set it up, I think correctly, & get to = the=20 stage, of installing the bin.aa, etc disks. At this stage, I get an = error=20 message. My question is, how do I install these 13 bin.aa, etc, disks? = At this=20 stage, I can reboot the system, & it boots OK, and gets to the BOOT = prompt,=20 & scrolls every 5 seconds or do. Typing anything at the Boot rompt, = brings=20 up, "Can't find Kernel".I have downloaded fdimage.exe, & = all 66=20 bin.xx files, plus boot.flp. I have created the boot floppy, and put 5 = bin.xx=20 files into a A:\bin directory.( All bin.xx files occupy 13 = disks).

My computer is a 486DX/100, with 8 meg of ram. It = has a 200=20 meg H/drive, (C:>) the whole of which is to be dedicated to FreeBSD. = I have a=20 second 80 meg H/drive, (D:>) at present unused.

I stsrted to download the Manpages.aa, etc, files, = are these=20 necessary, at this stage?

Are there other files I require? I confess, I = am=20 stymied, & being not familiar with this system, = makes=20 things difficult. Can you help me, please?

Neill Grusning (ZL1ACO)
28 Ocean = Beach=20 Road.
Tairua via Thames
New Zealand = 2853

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