From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 22 02:11:42 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 E1C3716A4BF for ; Fri, 22 Aug 2003 02:11:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from SMT02002.global-asp.net (SMT02002.global-asp.net [194.51.152.254]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E8D3C43FA3 for ; Fri, 22 Aug 2003 02:11:41 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from apasselac@free.fr) Received: from smt02003.global-asp.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by SMT02002.global-asp.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 937A72347E; Fri, 22 Aug 2003 11:11:39 +0200 (CEST) Received: from freebie.freebsd.org (Mix-Poitiers-111-1-75.w80-9.abo.wanadoo.fr [80.9.23.75]) by smt02003.global-asp.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B1772FA09; Fri, 22 Aug 2003 11:11:40 +0200 (CEST) Received: from freebie.freebsd.org (freebie.freebsd.org [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h7M9AOre002711; Fri, 22 Aug 2003 11:10:24 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from kmaster@freebie.freebsd.org) Received: (from kmaster@localhost) by freebie.freebsd.org (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h7M9AIvm002710; Fri, 22 Aug 2003 11:10:18 +0200 (CEST) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 11:10:18 +0200 From: Armand Passelac To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030822091018.GB2593@freebie.freebsd.org> References: <20030822002731.90582.qmail@web20508.mail.yahoo.com> <20030822083247.GB9151@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030822083247.GB9151@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> 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 09:11:43 -0000 I'm not an FreeBSD expert (as you I'm coming from linux). But when I installed my FreeBSD on my old PC, I used these commands to preparing boot floppies : (On linux ...) : dd if=/mnt/cdrom/floppies/kern.flp of=/dev/fd0 bs=36b dd if=/mnt/cdrom/floppies/mfsroot.flp of=/dev/fd0 bs=36b dd if=/mnt/cdrom/floppies/drivers.flp of=/dev/fd0 bs=36b Then put the CDROM and the first floppy (kern.flp) And then follow the instructions (next floppy : mfsroot.flp) It should be work. Bye [---- On Fri, 22 Aug, 2003 at 9:32, Matthew Seaman wrote: ----] Matthew> On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 05:27:31PM -0700, R B wrote: Matthew> > hi my name is pyr0teknix696 and i've been using linux Matthew> > for 3 years and decided to try freebsd on an old AST Matthew> > x486 with 32MB ram and a 3.16G HDD my problem is that Matthew> > the BIOS is not able to boot from CROM drives so i Matthew> > read through the docs and BSD and it says to create Matthew> > boot floppies with fdimage i do everything im supposed Matthew> > to do and the I reboot off the kernel.flp disk that Matthew> > works fine then it says to put in msfroot.flp disk i Matthew> > do that and then hit enter the problem is i reboot and Matthew> > it gives a message saying something like this: Matthew> > Matthew> > /kernel Matthew> > default 0:fd(0,a)fd0 Matthew> > boot: Matthew> > Matthew> > i dont know what this is can you please help me so Matthew> > that i can actually get to the installation process Matthew> Matthew> Sounds to me like your mfsroot.flp disk didn't come out quite right. Matthew> Floppies are not at all reliable, and a single bad sector will stop Matthew> them working for the FreeBSD install -- the install floppies have to Matthew> pack in a great deal of stuff and they need to use practically every Matthew> available byte on the disks. Matthew> Matthew> Try again building a new mfsroot.flp disk, preferably on a brand new Matthew> floppy. Matthew> Matthew> Cheers, Matthew> Matthew> Matthew Matthew> Matthew> -- Matthew> Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Matthew> Savill Way Matthew> PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Matthew> Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK [---- End of original mail from Matthew Seaman ----]