From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 22 01:33:29 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B69CB16A4BF for ; Fri, 22 Aug 2003 01:33:29 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.2.69.218]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 71E0943FD7 for ; Fri, 22 Aug 2003 01:33:27 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) h7M8WmBS009522 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Fri, 22 Aug 2003 09:33:22 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from matthew@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: (from matthew@localhost)h7M8Wlg0009521; Fri, 22 Aug 2003 09:32:47 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from matthew) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 09:32:47 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman To: R B Message-ID: <20030822083247.GB9151@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Matthew Seaman , R B , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20030822002731.90582.qmail@web20508.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="b5gNqxB1S1yM7hjW" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030822002731.90582.qmail@web20508.mail.yahoo.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-7.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO,PGP_SIGNATURE_2,REFERENCES, REPLY_WITH_QUOTES,USER_AGENT_MUTT autolearn=ham version=2.55 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp) cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems Installing FreeBSD 5.1-CURRENT X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 08:33:30 -0000 --b5gNqxB1S1yM7hjW Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 05:27:31PM -0700, R B wrote: > hi my name is pyr0teknix696 and i've been using linux > for 3 years and decided to try freebsd on an old AST > x486 with 32MB ram and a 3.16G HDD my problem is that > the BIOS is not able to boot from CROM drives so i > read through the docs and BSD and it says to create > boot floppies with fdimage i do everything im supposed > to do and the I reboot off the kernel.flp disk that > works fine then it says to put in msfroot.flp disk i > do that and then hit enter the problem is i reboot and > it gives a message saying something like this: >=20 > /kernel > default 0:fd(0,a)fd0 > boot: >=20 > i dont know what this is can you please help me so > that i can actually get to the installation process Sounds to me like your mfsroot.flp disk didn't come out quite right. Floppies are not at all reliable, and a single bad sector will stop them working for the FreeBSD install -- the install floppies have to pack in a great deal of stuff and they need to use practically every available byte on the disks. Try again building a new mfsroot.flp disk, preferably on a brand new floppy. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK --b5gNqxB1S1yM7hjW Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE/RdUvdtESqEQa7a0RAlKrAJ0fUciSWQSzYXW8TvO5D6LcOPWgwQCfaSjJ hjC2PxBT1qBMR0NPxXyfp44= =Z3l8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --b5gNqxB1S1yM7hjW--