From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Mar 10 09:42:16 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id JAA08473 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 10 Mar 1997 09:42:16 -0800 (PST) Received: from darius.concentric.net (darius.concentric.net [207.155.184.79]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id JAA08466 for ; Mon, 10 Mar 1997 09:42:10 -0800 (PST) Received: from cliff.cris.com (cliff.cris.com [199.3.12.45]) by darius.concentric.net (8.8.5/(97/03/03 3.23)) id MAA13578; Mon, 10 Mar 1997 12:41:55 -0500 (EST) [1-800-745-2747 The Concentric Network] Received: from crc3.concentric.net (61033d0008ny.concentric.net [206.173.18.68]) by cliff.cris.com (8.8.5) id MAA02795; Mon, 10 Mar 1997 12:41:49 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <3324486E.89E@pop3.concentric.net> Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 12:44:15 -0500 From: Richard Linane Reply-To: Typh0on@concentric.net Organization: Richard Linane X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0Gold (Win95; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Help? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I have tried to install freebsd 2.2 gamma & 2.1.7 that I have downloaded from the ftp site at freebsd.org onto a IDE Hard Drive that has Win95 as an OS. Useing rawrite.exe in the Dos ver.7 mode (no windows) I have successfully copied the floppy boot image to a disk and booted into the kernel setup of freebsd--both the 2.2 and 2.1.7 versions. After setting the proper geometry, partioning and labeling for the drive I am trying to install to I have succesfully proceeded to the installation of freebsd. I have the same result every time I tried to install. I have tried to install just bin distribution ( minimal ) I have tried to install everything I could download from the 2.2 gamma and 2.1.7 directories. I have tried to install bin from floppies ( both versions ) It has been suggested that I have a hardware problem so I've tried a different hard drive. I do not believe it is my system board. I think I am doing something wrong. My drives are both IDE controlled from the system board. I have tried to use fips.exe to reallocate my unused dos partitian for use with bsd. still no good. It says in readme text for fips that it cannot split extended dos partitians. I have tried to create a primary dos partitian on the drive I'm trying to install BSD to. I am not able to figure out how to access it from the drive that contains the freebsd distributions. Here is my current configureation: Drive C:\ = 2.5 Gig Quantum IDE Hardrive with W95 (Contains the freebsd distributions directory c:\freebsd\bin etc...) Drive D:\ = 1.2 Gig Samsung IDE Hard Drive ( this is the target drive for the installation of the freebsd installation) I have tried to give this a primary partition but cannot access it uder DOS from the first 2.5 gig drive...gives me an unknown file source error when I try to access D:\ abort retry fail ? Tried to install a extended dos partition to this drive and use drive C: as a source....the installation fails half way through installation process(Unable to extract bin distribution it is not available on the installation media you've chosen) soooo. I've tried to swap the source and the installation drives Same problem I've tried to install from a floppy to both drives no good Plleeeeeaaassseee help! I really want this to work but I'm running in circles. I have ordered th e 2.1.7 ver CD-Rom from Walnut creek and would to find out I still can't install bsd that would not be good. :O( Signed Extremly frustrated but even mor determined Rich Linane Typh0on@concentric.net