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Date:      Sat, 2 May 1998 21:17:03 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Jeff Wreyford <wreyford@shreve.net>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, postmaster@shreve.net
Subject:   Re: Question on FreeBSD install.
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980502211605.21194T-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <000201bd7511$55b1c750$140a0080@server1.Smartmart.com>

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Last time this bounced. Postmaster -- please reroute correctly.

On Fri, 1 May 1998, Jeff Wreyford wrote:

> I am attempting to install FreeBSD Ver. 2.2.6 april, 98, on an HP Vectra
> 486/33 machine w/8MB ram and a Quantum Prodrive LPS 270MB disk.  I am
> following the installation example given in the book.txt file found on the
> cdrom.  I am doing a NOVICE installation from CDROM using the entire hard
> drive with "Standard" boot.  I have NO conflicting I/O in the customization
> screen just after boot.
> 
> I am using the IDE controller as wd0, a mitsumi CDROM as wcd0c, 1 parallel,
> 2 serial and no mouse or network card.  I am deleteing all of the other
> devices in the customization screen that are not necessary.
> 
> The system hangs when the kernel attempts to create the root filesystem
> (Blue screen w/grey text box)
> 
> Text in Grey Box:  Making a new froot filesystem on /dev/rwd0s1a

Press ALT-F2 here and tell us what you see.


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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