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Date:      Thu, 15 Jun 2000 15:45:27 -0400
From:      "Yong Lim" <yong@csfi.com>
To:        "Satcha Benitez" <sbenitez@ra.rockwell.com>, <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: Installing FreeBSD 4.0
Message-ID:  <NDBBLNEEEKNNPEMEDDDKIEFOCHAA.yong@csfi.com>
In-Reply-To: <39492EDC.559BD79A@ra.rockwell.com>

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After you see "Automatic reboot in 15 seconds...", did you hit enter or did
you power the PC off and back on?  From my install last install which was
last night, this reboot will just boot into FreeBSD so if you try turning
the PC off and on then don't do that.  Or just sit there and let the 15
seconds expire.

Yong


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG
[mailto:owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Satcha Benitez
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 3:31 PM
To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG; sbenitez@ra.rockwell.com
Subject: Installin FreeBSD 4.0


Hi,

My name is Satcha Benitez and I'm trying to install FreeBSD in a Gateway
P5-90. I'm having some problems and i was wondering if you could help me
out. This is my first time, although i'm familiar with UNIX.

First, i formated the hard drive (i had win95 before) and copied /bin
and /manpages from your web site, by using a CR-ROM. I also created the
2 disks, kern.flp and mfsroot.flp.

When i boot the computer with the kern.flp disk starts doing some staff
and then the computer asks for the mfsroot.flp disk. I insert the disk
and the Kernel Configuration Menu pops up. I choose the full-screen
visual mode and i get the menu with the active and inactive drivers. I
get 8 conflicts so i disable those drivers. Once i hit Q to save and
exit i get a bunch of messages and the last one says: "Automatic rebbot
in 15 secons..." The computer reboots again BUT i get the message:
"Invalid System disk. Replace the disk and then press any key"

I'm stuck here. I don't know what to do. I've read all the documentation
but nothing. Could you please help me out? I' really appreciate.

Thanks a lot. I look forward to hearing from you.

Satcha Benitez.
sbenitez@ra.rockwell.com




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