From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Oct 24 10:45:25 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id KAA06803 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 24 Oct 1997 10:45:25 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from vision.connect.net (vision.connect.net [199.1.91.168]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id KAA06798 for ; Fri, 24 Oct 1997 10:45:22 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bryan@connect.net) From: bryan@connect.net Received: from nsyte (k1p38.connect.net [208.6.158.38]) by vision.connect.net (Post.Office MTA v3.1 release PO203a ID# 100-35121U5000L500S0) with SMTP id AAA3178 for ; Fri, 24 Oct 1997 12:44:56 -0500 Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19971024124454.00921ba0@connect.net> X-Sender: bryan@connect.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.1 (32) Date: Fri, 24 Oct 1997 12:44:54 +0100 To: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Missing installation files/links? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/enriched; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I recently tried to send the freebsd 2.2.2 files to my laptop and had some problems. I first installed TranXit Pro(laplink)software on my Win95 box that has an ide hard drive with an ide cd-rom. I then took a parallel laplink cable and connected it to my laptop which has an ide hard drive(no cd-rom)and is also running win 95 with the TranXit Pro software. I copied the basic folders from the walnut creek cd-rom via laplink to the dos partition on my laptop. I booted from the FreeBSD floppy on my laptop and successfully installed FreeBSD 2.2.2(including X-server) from the existing dos partition which contained the basic distribution files. I used the boot-easy feature so that either os's can be booted on startup. The system seems to boot up fine. I ran /stand/systinstall and copied the proper files for X-setup from my dos-partition. I then ran XF86config and properly set up the X-server for my video card(Cirrus Logic) and laptop-active matrox screen. However when I issue the command startx the system tells me ld.so failed: Can't find shared library libXmu.so.6.0. I called Walnut Creek cd-rom technical support and they told me that some symbolic links could have been messed up when I sent the freeBSD folders via dos partitions. The shared library libXmu.so.6.0 is not on my system at all. Tech-support told me to boot from the freeBSD boot floppy on my laptop again and re-install. When I got to the part that asked what kind of media I would be installing from I chose parallel laplink cable hence nfs. My win95 box has the laplink software running. FreeBSD asks me what is the name of the host nfs that I will be installing from via parallel cable. I typed host:/cd0/dists.=20 I tried several different syntaxes or pathnames. It could'nt find the host(tech support didn't seem to know the correct syntax either). I might of not typed in the correct pathname. What is the correct pathname for installing to a laptop from an ide cdrom on a dos partition from another computer with the cdrom drive letter being D? I exited installation because I didn't have a medium. Can I import these shared library files or symbolic links that I might be missing into my existing FreeBSD system?(Tech support didnt seem to know how to do this). If not, do I need FreeBSD laplink software running in the FreeBSD installation to extract the files from the cd-rom on the other computer? Is there an easier way to safely transfer all of the installation files to my laptop? =09 Thanks,=09 Bryan Hinton =20