Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 11:14:36 -0600 From: jacks@sage-american.com To: Soso Lolex <sosobsd@email.ro>, Richard Wenninger <wenninger@cox-internet.com> Cc: questions freebsd <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Re: : Re: FreeBSD 4.5 instalation failure Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20020207111436.01959060@mail.sage-american.com> In-Reply-To: <200202071702.g17H2ev27312@zerg.codec.ro>
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One of my very first installs encountered the same problem trying to use the CD burned from a download to a directory on another Winbox. However, instead. I transferred the same original directories over to the other box targeted for FBSD install through the Window LAN connection. Then installed FBSD from the "DOS partition" on the same dribe and that worked for me..... At 07:02 PM 2.7.2002 +0200, Soso Lolex wrote: > > >> On Thursday 07 February 2002 08:51 am, you wrote: >> > > On Thu, 7 Feb 2002, Soso Lolex wrote: >> > > > okay, here are more deails: >> > > > >> > > > I have one disk (Western digital 6.4 Gb) on which i had before >> > > > installed FreeBSD 4.5 , 256Mb memory, Duron 700 Mhz; So, when I >> > > > tried to install FreeBSD 4.5 I had one DOS partition (FAT32/Win2k) >> > > > and I also created a BSD partition 2.8 Gb (/), and a swap >> > > > partition of about 150 Mb. It is not possible to run out of disk >> > > > space because after some failed installations I choose to instal >> > > > only "user" packages, without development packages or X packages, >> > > > and the installation process still failed the same. >> > > > >> > > > So, I personally give up, I simply dont see what is wrong. >> > > >> > > Nah, don't give up so easily :) >> > > >> > > What is the *exact* error message you're seeing? >> > > >> > > - Giorgos >> > >> > Hmm, I dont remember the *exact* error message but I know that was related >> > with /bin directory, something like it cannot copy or install /bin from CD >> > (or hardisk if I tried to install it from DOS partition) and the error >> > message came up when progress bar was at 100%, and all other directories >> > were installed well. >> > >> > It is possibly that my image is broken... >> > >> > Thanx anyway, >> > >> > soso >> >> I had a similiar problem, and it turned out to be a poor quality CD-ROM drive >> having trouble reading my CDR. I swapped out the CD-ROM drive, and the >> install went just fine. >> > > nah, in my case the image was broken, I have generated md5 hashes for the files on the CD, and compare it with the original ones, and at least 2 files from /bin directory from the first CD were corrupted > >soso > > > > >______________________________________________________________________ >Do you want a free e-mail for life ? Get it at http://www.email.ro/ > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Server Admin =================================================== Sage-American http://www.sage-american.com jacks@sage-american.com "My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; ....situation excellent! ....I shall attack!" =================================================== To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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