Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 13:08:35 -0600 From: "Larry Ward" <Larry.Ward@ind.alcatel.com> To: <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: help Message-ID: <017d01c15d88$72d32460$a0051cac@utah.xylan.com>
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I am new to FreBSD and I am having no luck in installing. I have =
tried version 4.0 and 3.4. It has apparently been installed on this PC =
before so I don't think I am having hardware problems. I do go into =
Start kernel config in full screen mode and delete devices that have =
conf next to them.
I then proceed with a Novice install. I am using all of the disk so I =
let the fdisk autoconfigure. I select bootMgr. I also let the disk =
label auto configure. I select all in the distribuitons I then get an =
error:
Installation completed with some errors. You may wish to scroll =
through the debugging messages on VTY1 with the scoll-lock feature....
I look through the VTY1 terminal but do not see anything abnormal
then when I reboot I get a=20
no /boot/loader
No /kernel
and then a boot: Prompt
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I am new to FreBSD =
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</FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am having no luck in =
installing. I=20
have tried version 4.0 and 3.4. It has apparently been installed =
on this=20
PC before so I don't think I am having hardware problems. I do go =
into=20
Start kernel config in full screen mode and delete devices that have =
conf next=20
to them.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I then proceed with a Novice install. I am =
using all=20
of the disk so I let the fdisk autoconfigure. I select bootMgr. I =
also let=20
the disk label auto configure. I select all in the =
distribuitons I=20
then get an error:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> Installation completed with =
some=20
errors. You may wish to scroll through the debugging messages on =
VTY1 with=20
the scoll-lock feature....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I look through the VTY1 terminal but do not =
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anything abnormal</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>then when I reboot I get a </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>no /boot/loader</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>No /kernel</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>and then a =
boot: =20
Prompt</FONT></DIV>
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