Date: Sat, 26 Apr 1997 10:56:08 +0200 (MET DST) From: Joachim Kuebart <joa@kuebart.stuttgart.netsurf.de> To: Alex Marquardt <intertec@pair.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: FreeBSD install Message-ID: <XFMail.970426112024.joa@delos.lf.net> In-Reply-To: <33619FFC.2D32@pair.com>
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Hi On 26-Apr-97 Alex Marquardt wrote: >I have tried unsuccessfully to install FreeBSD onto two systems. I >will get all the way past the menus and installation. Right after it >finishes copying the last of the files from my DOS partition it gives me >this massage: "Information Dialog: Saving any boot -c changes to new >kernel..." when it gets there it stops. I've waited for 10 minutes one >time and it stayed there. It also makes a beeeeeeeeeep sound on my PC's >internal speaker. FYI, I've tried to install bin, info, doc, manpages I know this beeeeep sound -- it sometimes happens to me as well, when halting the system. I don't know the exact reason. When I press a key, the machine will reboot and everything is fine (file systems have been closed and such..) In your particular case: What happens when you reboot the machine? Is there a boot: prompt or does it show any other life signs? >and xfree86; I tried this again without the xfree86 without any luck. >I've also tried bin, doc and manpages; still no go. Can anyone help? >Thanks a lot. > >Alex Marquardt cuJo ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FreeBSD <http://www.freebsd.org>; Top breeders recommend it Joachim Kuebart <joa@delos.lf.net> <joa@stuttgart.netsurf.de> <joki@kuebart.stuttgart.netsurf.de> Germany Tel: +49 711 653706
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