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Date:      Mon, 29 Jul 1996 09:12:44 +0000
From:      Juan Savioli <jcs@owl.dhi.dk>
To:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Installation
Message-ID:  <96Jul29.091154gmt.39683@gateway.dhi.dk>

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Hi,

I just bought the FreeBSD CD-Rom from Walnut Creek and I decided
to intall it in the weekend. In principle the system does not
recognize my CD so I decided to copy some of the directories 
in my hard disk as it is explained in the installation manual and 
I made a bootable floppy. Then I started the installation with
the floppy and I decided to make a novice installation. I made
a partition of my hard disk and all the procedures that are 
specified in the installation. I also especified the size of 
my hard disk (in my case is a Quantum Sirocco 1700, with specification
3309/16/63, it has 1700Mb).

Once I followed all the intallation procedures, I re-started my 
PC, and I got as specified F1 Dos  F2 BSD. When I press F2 I just
get the same and the same and the same. I read the Hardware.txt
and there it is specified as an standard error when the hard
disk is not specified correctly. Then I ran the installation 
again, taking care that the definition of the hard disk was correct,
but I got the same.

I was reading the FAQ, and it is mentioned that this is symptom 
that my BIOS geometry and FreeBSD geometry settings do not agree.
If this is the problem how do I solve it.

Thanks in advance

Juan
   
 

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Juan Savioli

International Research Centre for Computational Hydrodynamics (ICCH)
Danish Hydraulic Institute (DHI)

Agern Alle 5                              Tel:+45  45 76 95 55
DK 2970 Horsholm                          Fax:+45  42 86 00 68
Denmark                                   Email: jcs@dhi.dk

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