Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2000 21:52:37 -0600 (MDT) From: Nick Rogness <nick@rapidnet.com> To: Bryon Lape <blape@grey-net.com> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Confusion and no work Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009092127590.88021-100000@rapidnet.com> In-Reply-To: <200009092203490730.005AC871@mail.grey-net.com>
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On Sat, 9 Sep 2000, Bryon Lape wrote: > I found everything about your "documentation" confusing. It was very > hard to find the files I needed. And then, once I got the boot > floppies created, all I get is an ok prompt since kernel and > kernel.old aren't around. Hello Bryon! I'm sorry to hear that you found it difficult. Below is the methods I use to create FreeBSD install floppies. This is documented in more detail in the FreeBSD handbook at http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/install-guide.html but this is the short version. ===================================================================== Create FreeBSD floppies from a Windows machine: 1) Get the utility to make the floppies, fdimage.exe from: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/tools/fdimage.exe 2) Get the 2 floppy images (kern.flp and mfsroot.flp) from: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/4.1-RELEASE/floppies/kern.flp ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/4.1-RELEASE/floppies/mfsroot.flp 3) Insert the 1st floppy in floppy drive and drop to a DOS prompt: C:\Windows\Desktop\fdimage.exe kern.flp a: This will put the kern.flp image on your floppy, which will be the 1st disk you will boot with. This is probably your problem. Once that is done, insert your 2nd floppy and type: C:\Windows\Desktop\fdimage.exe mfsroot.flp a: This will put the mfsroot.flp image on the second floppy, which will be your second disk to insert (when prompted by the install). That's it! Stick your kern.flp floppy in your floppy drive and reboot! ================================================================== On a Unix machine: 1) Find the utility to format the floppy. On FreeBSD, this is the fdformat command. Format the floppy: # fdformat -f 1440 /dev/rfd0 This will change a bit depending on the UNIX machine you are on. 2) Get the 2 floopy images from the FreeBSD site: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/4.1-RELEASE/floppies/kern.flp ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/4.1-RELEASE/floppies/mfsroot.flp 3) Use the dd command to copy the downloaded files to the floppy: # dd if=kern.flp of=/dev/rfd0 Repeat step #1-3 to do the same for the mfsroot.flp image, substituting in the appropriate information. That's it! Stick your kern.flp floppy in your floppy drive and reboot! Nick Rogness - Drive defensively. Buy a tank. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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