Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 13:11:53 +0900 From: Cyril Niklaus <cynik@gmx.co.uk> To: Will Andrews <will@csociety.org> Cc: Bill Swingle <unfurl@dub.net>, mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: install probs with sony vaio R505-JSK Message-ID: <B2AE8245-79CC-11D6-ACA3-003065D548D4@gmx.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20020607040631.GE53809@squall.waterspout.com>
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On Vendredi, juin 7, 2002, at 01:06 , Will Andrews wrote: > On Fri, Jun 07, 2002 at 09:30:47AM +0900, Cyril Niklaus wrote: >> Could you explain how one does this before boot? I'd like to know >> because that's part of what i need to do to get my network up, and that >> would be wonderful not to have to use floppies to copy the bin files >> (minimum install) in order to be able to do a >> from-dos-partition-install... FreeBSD at install does not recognize the >> cdrom I have, nor the ethernet card, nor the floppy drive (but boots >> fine from it). And having bought a new HD, it was a fun moment to >> reinstall. (I still have to find a way to install windows but that OT). > > Just hit spacebar when it starts the countdown for kernel > booting. Then enter the commands at the "OK" prompt. Then enter > "boot" and it should boot with the options set. You can add them > to /boot/loader.conf once you have a system fully setup. As simple as that? Grr... I should have thought of that. Thank you very much! Cyril To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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