From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 27 09:32:38 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: doc@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 81F4916A425 for ; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 09:32:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from richard@koett.ca) Received: from priv-edmwes48.telusplanet.net (defout.telus.net [204.209.205.55]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 177A643D49 for ; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 09:32:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from richard@koett.ca) Received: from mobile1 ([207.81.156.144]) by priv-edmwes48.telusplanet.net (InterMail vM.6.01.05.04 201-2131-123-105-20051025) with ESMTP id <20060327093237.OIMG29228.priv-edmwes48.telusplanet.net@mobile1> for ; Mon, 27 Mar 2006 02:32:37 -0700 From: "Richard Koett" To: Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 01:32:35 -0800 Message-ID: <006a01c65181$61d68e80$0502a8c0@mobile1> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2670 Thread-Index: AcZRgWFfwENyM40jTZK2qWo6vbv4oQ== Cc: Subject: Installation Documentation Suggestion X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 09:32:38 -0000 I had a slight problem following the installation instructions for = FreeBSD when I got to this point: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-media.h= tml I had booted my computer from a CD that I burned using = 5.4-RELEASE-i386-bootonly.iso, walked through a custom installation just = fine till just after selecting the install media and being prompted: User Confirmation Requested Last Chance! Are you SURE you want to continue the installation? I selected "Yes". The filesystems were created, then the following error = occurred:=20 Unable to transfer the base installation from acd0 This may sound incredibly stupid but I spent a fair bit of time trying = to troubleshoot this before I tried removing the boot CD, inserting the = on created from 5.4-RELEASE-i386-disc1.iso and THEN selecting "Yes" to = continue the installation. I assumed that when it was necessary to swap CD's I would be prompted. = This was not the case. In checking the installation instructions in the = handbook there is also no mention of removing the boot CD and inserting = the next one before continuing. I realize that the CD image name contains the string "bootonly". Still, = you might consider having the install script check for the correct CD or = give some kind of reminder when to change it, or perhaps make a note in = your instructions as to when the CD should be swapped. Perhaps by pointing out where I got confused I can prevent some other = dummy from getting caught the same way. Cheers! RPK.