Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 22:28:07 -0500 (EST) From: Adam <bsdx@looksharp.net> To: David Khenkin <nightfall4217@hotmail.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help Installing it Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0001052227270.17839-100000@turtle.looksharp.net> In-Reply-To: <20000106031700.80030.qmail@hotmail.com>
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When it is doing the newfs can you hit Alt-F2 and see what it says when it has trouble? Alt-f1 to flip back to the main screen. On Wed, 5 Jan 2000, David Khenkin wrote: >this is how it went I d/l the 2 files kernal.flp and mfsroot.flp and that >other thing you need to put them on the floppy then I put them on a floppy >tryied installing it nothing workred then today I tried again I hit alt-F3 >hit dial it made connection then gave me some error at the bottom then I >went on to install it and it kept getting stuck on this part "newfs -b 8192 >-f 1024 /mnt/dev/rwd0slf" and after that ends it gives me this ""Unable to >create new /etc/fstab file! Manual Intervention will be requierd." And that >happens everytime ? > > >>From: Adam <bsdx@looksharp.net> >>To: David Khenkin <nightfall4217@hotmail.com> >>Subject: Re: Help Installing it >>Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 19:35:36 -0500 (EST) >> >>What disk where you installing on? eg. was it slave or master and on what >>controller? and what other disks/partitions are on the system? >> >>Have you seen http://www.FreeBSD.org/handbook/ and /FAQ/ ? >> >>On Wed, 5 Jan 2000, David Khenkin wrote: >> >> >I tryed to install FREEbsd and evrytime I boot with out the disks and I >>get >> >this msg >> > >> >F1 FreeBSD >> >no/boot/loader >> > >> >>>FreeBSD/i386 BOOT >> >Deafault: 0:wd(0,a)/kernal >> >boot: >> >no/kernal >> > >> >>>FreeBSD/i386 BOOT >> >Deafault: 0:wd (0,a)/kernal >> >boot: >> > >> > >> >Thats what it says >> > >> > >> >>From: Adam <bsdx@looksharp.net> >> >>To: David Khenkin <nightfall4217@hotmail.com> >> >>CC: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >> >>Subject: Re: Help Installing it >> >>Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 19:49:37 -0500 (EST) >> >> >> >>Its been about 1.5 years since ive done a ppp install but I believe you >> >>can use this: >> >>host: anything you want >> >>domain: anything >> >>the rest: blank >> >>should work. >> >> >> >>On Tue, 4 Jan 2000, David Khenkin wrote: >> >> >> >> >Im at the part were I need the Host, Domain, GatWay,Name Server, Ip >> >> >address, Netmask, and Extra options to ifconfig How do I get this info >> >>and >> >> >im useing ftp to d/l through a ppo but maby I should use a IP ? >> >> >______________________________________________________ >> >> >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> >> >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >______________________________________________________ >> >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com >> > >> > >> > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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