Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 23:21:02 -0700 From: "Robert L Sowders" <rsowders@usgs.gov> To: S Lafredo <slafredo@fast.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installing FreeBSD using floppies (long) Message-ID: <OF2FC2ECAB.731B2F2D-ON88256A79.00191B90@wr.usgs.gov>
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Has the cdrom ever been able to boot anything? If not check your bios
config to see if it is an option as a boot device. In the past the to
boot from a freebsd cd, the cd had to be a slave on the primary IDE
channel. Don't know if this is still the case. You should not have to
remove anything from the default kernel to get the machine up and running.
Are you getting to the sysinstall installation screen? The install has
to get to the sysinstall screens before it even tries to access the cdrom.
Don't configure the kernel, and while it is loading the kernel, watch for
atapci0 and acd0, the acd0 or acd1 will be your cdrom. If you see this
then the kernel saw your cdrom.
If you have internet access you don't need the cd anyway, you can install
via ftp, if you can get to the sysinstall screens. On the main screen
choose "Standard" and it will walk you through the rest.
S Lafredo <slafredo@fast.net>
Sent by: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
06/27/2001 06:05 PM
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Subject: Installing FreeBSD using floppies (long)
Well I tried the short question now here is the long question since the
documentation is incorrect (?) and there is no such thing as an
'install.bat' :)
I have an IBM Aptiva 2159. Which is a split system. The floppy and
CD-ROM are in a desktop piece and connected to the main tower via what
looks like (but probably is not) a 50 SCSI cable. The CD-ROM is set to
Master and probably on it's own IDE channel. I think the cable thing
though is interfering w/the kernel finding it?
I have downloaded the FreeBSD 4.3 RELEASE image and created a bootable
CD. It boots in my IBM Thinkpad 600E but not the Aptiva, circa 1997.
Therefore, I created the boot floppies, kern and mfsroot.
I am able to boot from the floppies. I am able to configure the kernel.
To configure the kernel I have to delete 6 of the 7 possible network
drivers. I left the IBM drive for no particular reason.
This is what I see when I boot from the floppies...
BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.01
Console: internal video/keyboard
BIOS drive A: is disk 0
BIOS drive C: is disk 1
BIOS 639kB/97280kB available memory
The reason I believe that the CR-ROM is not recognized is b/c I do NOT
see a line say something like...
BIOS drive D: is disk 2
Q: Should I move the CR-ROM into the tower and make it a slave on the
same IDE channel as the HD?
Like I said I am able to boot from the floppies and configure the kernel
but when I select 'Q' and 'Y' to save my changes, the following is
displayed but nothing else happens?
Q: Is the kernel looking for the CD-ROM to finish the installation?
Sorry this is so long but this is getting very frustrating.
Thanks!
S
npx0: <math processor> on motherboard
npx0: INT 16 interface
pcib0: <Host to PCI bridge> on motherboard
pci0: <PCI bus> on isab0
isab0: <Intel 82371SB PCI to ISA bridge> at device 8.0 on pci0
isa0: <ISA bus> on isab0
atapci0: <intel PIIX3 ATA controller> port )xfe80-0xfe8f at device 8.1
on pci0
ata0: at 0x1f0 irq 14 atapci0
ata0: at 0x170 irq 15 atapci0
uchi0: <Intel 82371SB (PIIX3) USB controller> port 0x1380-0x139f irq 11
at device 8.2 on pci0
usb0: <Intel 82371SB (PIIX3) USB controller> on uhci0
usb0: USB revision 1.0
uhub0: Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1
usub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
de0: <Digital 21140A Fast Ethernet> port 0x1300-0x137f irq 11 at device
11.9 on pci0
de0: Asante 21140A [10/100Mb/s] pass 2.2
de0: address 00:00:94:83:44:3f
de0: enabling 10baseT port
ahc0: <Adaptec 2940 Ultra SCSI adapter> port 0x1200-0x12ff mem
0x8000000-0x8000fff irq 11 at device 12.0 on pci0
aic7880: Single Channel A, SCSI Id=7, 16/255 SCBs
pci0: <ATI Mach64-GT graphics accelerator> at 19.0
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