From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Mar 30 15:22:01 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id PAA20114 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 30 Mar 1997 15:22:01 -0800 (PST) Received: from tahiti.choice.net (tahiti.choice.net [207.87.80.13]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id PAA20105; Sun, 30 Mar 1997 15:21:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from port15-1.cvg.choice.net (port15-1.cvg.choice.net [207.87.81.16]) by tahiti.choice.net (ChoiceNet 513-688-8600) with SMTP id XAA28230; Sun, 30 Mar 1997 23:23:59 GMT From: adam@choice.net (Mark Knipfer) To: interrupt request Cc: orders@cdrom.com, support@cdrom.com, info@FreeBSD.ORG, support@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD v2.1.7 Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 18:14:31 -0500 Organization: . Message-ID: <333ff1f9.10115602@mail.choice.net> References: In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Forte Agent 1.0/32.390 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by freefall.freebsd.org id PAA20107 Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sun, 30 Mar 1997 14:53:49 -0500 (EST), you wrote: Here is a break down of my system (detailed): * Intel Triton II i430VX Pentium motherboard with 256k cache * Intel Pentium 133Mhz CPU * STB Powergraph 64V PCI 2mb EDO 32-/64-bit video card * Winbound NE2000 PCI 100mbit Network card (Manufacturer: Long Shire) * Sound Blaster 16 ISA card * IOMega SCSI Zip ISA card * Scanner card for an IBM ADF Color Scanner (8-bit card) * 64mb EDO ram * IOMega Ditto 3200mb (QIC-3020 / TR3) tape drive (currently connected to the Floppy drive controller) * 1.44mb 3.5" floppy drive * Fitjutsi 12x IDE CD-ROM (which is compatible with FreeBSD) * Sony Multiscan 200sf 17" NI monitor * USR Courier X.2 56k external modem * IOMega Zip 100mb drive (SCSI) * JUSTer 300w Power Speakers with Surround sound I believe this is it, which I can seem to find anything else being connected to the system. I have tried following the install.txt instructions many times and tried all install options except for creating a diskette from a current Unix system. >Please post the specs of your computer. > > >=================================================== >interrupt request >The Collective >www.collective.org >"We make the things that make communications free" > >On Sun, 30 Mar 1997, Mark Knipfer wrote: > >> To Whom It Concerns: >> >> I purchased FreeBSD v2.1.7 CD-ROM (2-set) a couple weeks ago and have been >> trying ever since to install it on my system. I heard from some other FreeBSD >> users that my computer may be incompatible, which I have found out was untrue >> and FreeBSD should work on my without problems. >> >> Before and ever since that I have heard that, FreeBSD v2.1.7 has not installed >> on the system. It does load to a point and receive various errors: >> >> * missing files or permission denied while loading from the cd-rom's >> >> * missing kernel routines or distributions from the cd (filename.tgz >> files) >> >> * debugging mode not permitted to run on this version. >> >> * can not create user profile (when the install.txt file tells you need >> to create a profile for yourself) >> >> * system lock ups when loading FreeBSD v2.1.7 which errors stating that >> kernel has errors or damaged operating system. >> >> and so on witht the errors. I have spent the last 1-2 weeks trying to load >> this operating system which seems not want to load on my system. >> >> I remember reading on the web page that there is a 30-day money back guarantee, >> hassle free. I would like send this cd-rom set back (FreeBSD v2.1.7) and >> receive my money back since it has taken up so much of my time, and getting no >> where. >> >> I hope that this message is not ignored like the rest of my support e-mail >> messages that I have written for assistance. >> >> Thanks, >> Mark Knipfer >> President of Adam Computer Services >> mailto: adam@choice.net >>