From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Feb 7 13:42:36 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA07884 for questions-outgoing; Sat, 7 Feb 1998 13:42:36 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from wu.earlham.edu (WU.EARLHAM.EDU [159.28.1.7]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id NAA07877 for ; Sat, 7 Feb 1998 13:42:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from garlija@earlham.edu) Received: from tsetse.cs.earlham.edu by wu.earlham.edu; (5.65/DEC-Ultrix/4.4) id AA10127; Sat, 7 Feb 1998 16:29:09 -0500 Received: from garlija.bundy.earlham.edu by tsetse.cs.earlham.edu; (8.8.5/1.1.8.2/03Apr95-8.2MAM) id QAA22806; Sat, 7 Feb 1998 16:40:17 -0500 Message-Id: <000701bd3410$520014a0$16a11c9f@garlija.bundy.earlham.edu> Reply-To: "Jim Garlick" From: "Jim Garlick" To: Subject: Installation problems Date: Sat, 7 Feb 1998 16:35:28 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01BD33E6.663FE500" X-Priority: 3 X-Msmail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG X-To-Unsubscribe: mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org "unsubscribe questions" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BD33E6.663FE500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi there. I'm trying to install the latest release, and I'm having = fairly large problems. First, my network card is detected by the probe = at boot time (it finds it as ed2), but when it comes time to install, = ed2 is not shown in the network-capable devices. Second, I tried to get = it to install from a MS-DOS partition, but it can't find the partitions. = Granted, I'm using the OSR2 version on Win95, so it might not recognise = the partition as being a DOS partition. My computer's configuration is: Pentium II 266 with 64 megs of SDRAM, an 8.1 gig EIDE and a 2.1 gig = EIDE, a 24x ATAPI CD-ROM and an ATAPI Zip drive. The network card is a = Realtek RT L8029 PCI Ethernet PnP Adapter (in IRQ 10). I have two serial = ports, a parallel port, two USB ports, a PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports = and a Sportster 56k PnP Modem. Any help with this would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks in advance Jim Garlick ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BD33E6.663FE500 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi there. I'm trying to install the = latest=20 release, and I'm having fairly large problems. First, my network card is = detected by the probe at boot time (it finds it as ed2), but when it = comes time=20 to install, ed2 is not shown in the network-capable devices. Second, I = tried to=20 get it to install from a MS-DOS partition, but it can't find the = partitions.=20 Granted, I'm using the OSR2 version on Win95, so it might not recognise = the=20 partition as being a DOS partition. My computer's configuration = is:
 
    Pentium II 266 = with 64 megs=20 of SDRAM, an 8.1 gig EIDE and a 2.1 gig EIDE, a 24x ATAPI CD-ROM and an = ATAPI=20 Zip drive. The network card is a Realtek RT L8029 PCI Ethernet PnP = Adapter (in=20 IRQ 10). I have two serial ports, a parallel port, two USB ports, a PS/2 = mouse=20 and keyboard ports and a Sportster 56k PnP Modem.
 
Any help with this would be GREATLY=20 appreciated.
 
Thanks in advance
Jim = Garlick
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