Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 21:59:08 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Peter Barros-Weiser <barroswe@stud.uni-frankfurt.de> Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: install freebsd on dos-pc Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.961106215659.12066P-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <327FA2A7.7B0A@stud.uni-frankfurt.de>
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On Tue, 5 Nov 1996, Peter Barros-Weiser wrote: > I just downloaded <boot.flp> and <rawrited> it to a floppy-disk. > Rebootet system and firstly used the "-c" command at boot-prompt. > Set irq for "com2" to five, because there's the modem conected to and > otherwise conflicts will appear (left the rest at standard or deleted > them). The device 'com2' doesn't really exist. You may have edited 'sio2', which is not enabled by default. Try editing 'sio0' or 'sio1' instead. Make sure the IRQ and base address match up and do not conflict with other device. > Afterwards I followed the occuring screens as described in handbook. > For sure I selected installing via ftp and ppp via com2. > Pressed then ALT+F3 as recommended and first tried the "term"-command. > > Problem 1: After typing "term" and <enter> no input from keyboard was > possible anymore. You may need to point ppp in the right direction. try running at the ppp> prompt, set device /dev/cuaa? where ? = the sio device you modified above (0 = sio0, 1=sio1) > After reboot and again doing all the above described procedure, I tried > other option in ppp-mode, but as you assume infact of this mail, I > couldnt send a simple "at" to the modem. You can exit term mode by typing ~. (tilde, period). Try the above and get back to us if that doesn't work. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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