From owner-freebsd-mobile Fri Dec 22 17: 8:12 2000 From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 22 17:08:10 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mass.osd.bsdi.com (adsl-63-202-177-107.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net [63.202.177.107]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC30137B402 for ; Fri, 22 Dec 2000 17:08:09 -0800 (PST) Received: from mass.osd.bsdi.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mass.osd.bsdi.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id eBN1Imj06376; Fri, 22 Dec 2000 17:18:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from msmith@mass.osd.bsdi.com) Message-Id: <200012230118.eBN1Imj06376@mass.osd.bsdi.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.1.1 10/15/1999 To: olner@gmx.net Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PC-8800 In-reply-to: Your message of "Sat, 23 Dec 2000 01:52:42 +0100." <8922353517.20001223015242@gmx.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 17:18:48 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: msmith@mass.osd.bsdi.com Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > Hello freebsd-mobile, > > i'm trying to install FreeBSD 4.0 Release on a Sharp PC-8800 laptop. > Problem is: it has no built-in cdrom. It has cdrom on parallel port > (freecom). I'm booting kernel/mfsroot floppies which will bring up > sysinstall like a charm. Then i don't know how to go further, there's > no parallel cdrom device to install from. > > Searched google, freebsd, linux-on-laptops but could not find anything > helpful about installation from parallel cdrom. > > Anybody got a clue? You'll have to perform a network install. 8( -- ... every activity meets with opposition, everyone who acts has his rivals and unfortunately opponents also. But not because people want to be opponents, rather because the tasks and relationships force people to take different points of view. [Dr. Fritz Todt] V I C T O R Y N O T V E N G E A N C E To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message