Date: Sat, 13 Dec 1997 10:42:56 EST From: JASONNYQ <JASONNYQ@aol.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: problems with installing freebsd Message-ID: <59c7d6be.3492bcc4@aol.com>
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i went out and purchased freebsd 2.2.5 and i am having the same problem after the installation it telling me can't find the kernel. subj: Re: problems with installing freebsd 2.2.2 Date: 97-12-10 21:05:23 EST From: erich@compecon.com (Eric Hedstrom) To: JASONNYQ@AOL.COM (JASONNYQ) CC: questions@freebsd.org Is your 4gig hard drive an Ultra-DMA IDE drive? If so, 2.2.2 won't talk to it; you'll need FreeBSD-CURRENT. Eric Hedstrom erich@compecon.com JASONNYQ wrote: > > after installing FreeBSD 2.2.2 and ensuring that the root file system was in > the > first 1024 cylinders. i tried to restart the system i got a message CAN'T FIND > KERNEL. at the boot prompt i typed kernel.GENERIC and got the same message > I purchased FREEBSD 2.2.2 from walnut creek so i called their technical > support > and they could not figured out why it was happening so the advised me to > consult the FREEBSD.ORG > > NOTE: my machine does not have mutiple partitions. > i have a 4 gig hard drive , 12 speed cdrom drive , pentium p166
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