From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Nov 26 14:50:31 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA12581 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Thu, 26 Nov 1998 14:50:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mail4.svr.pol.co.uk (mail4.svr.pol.co.uk [195.92.193.211]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA12576 for ; Thu, 26 Nov 1998 14:50:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mail@activetools.freeserve.co.uk) Received: from modem-34.aluminum.dialup.pol.co.uk ([62.136.6.34] helo=1) by mail4.svr.pol.co.uk with smtp (Exim 2.05iplimit-2 #5) id 0zjAEk-0006Kx-00 for questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 26 Nov 1998 22:50:11 +0000 Message-ID: <000201be1a57$d02c6580$2206883e@1> From: "Jamie Burns" To: Subject: Installation Problems Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 22:45:35 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01BE1A57.A572E580" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BE1A57.A572E580 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello.. I am trying to install FreeBSD Release 3.0 from my C: drive.=20 I have copied Release 3.0 into a directory called 'C:\FreeBSD' and it = has the bin, catpages, compat1 etc. inside of it and the installation = files inside the bin, catpages etc.. I have made a boot floppy, booted, configured the kernel with my = devices, made a partition for FreeBSD (some is above the 1024 cylynder = limit) and let it have the automatic label sizes and mount partitions. I = have assigned my 'C:' drive to '/dos_c'. I selected my installation packages and chose my media as a DOS = partition and correctly pointed it toward my 'C:' drive. I made sure = everything was commited and started the install. It then complains that = it cannot find/install 'bin, catpages' etc. (all of them). They *ARE* on = my 'C:' drive, and I did give it the right drive. On console 2, it has a few things, including the mounting of the 'C:' = drive under '/dist'. Interestingly it complains that it cannot find cp = and ls a couple of times. What is going wrong? I installed R2 last year fine on a different PC. I = cannot think of what is wrong. Any suggestions, Jamie Burns. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BE1A57.A572E580 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello..
 
I am trying to install FreeBSD = Release 3.0 from=20 my C: drive.
 
I have copied Release 3.0 into a = directory=20 called 'C:\FreeBSD' and it has the bin, catpages, compat1 etc. inside of = it and=20 the installation files inside the bin, catpages etc..
 
I have made a boot floppy, booted, = configured=20 the kernel with my devices, made a partition for FreeBSD (some is above = the 1024=20 cylynder limit) and let it have the automatic label sizes and mount = partitions.=20 I have assigned my 'C:' drive to '/dos_c'.
 
I selected my installation packages = and chose my=20 media as a DOS partition and correctly pointed it toward my 'C:' drive. = I made=20 sure everything was commited and started the install. It then complains = that it=20 cannot find/install 'bin, catpages' etc. (all of them). They *ARE* on my = 'C:'=20 drive, and I did give it the right drive.
 
On console 2, it has a few things, including the = mounting of=20 the 'C:' drive under '/dist'. Interestingly it complains that it cannot = find cp=20 and ls a couple of times.
 
What is going wrong? I installed R2 last year fine = on a=20 different PC. I cannot think of what is wrong.
 
Any suggestions,
 
Jamie Burns.
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