Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 16:35:29 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> To: Balaji Srinivasan <balaji@eecs.ukans.edu> Cc: freebsd-install@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation problems Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960422163442.28991E-100000@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <199604210209.VAA16042@meyer.eecs.ukans.edu.eecs.ukans.edu>
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On Sat, 20 Apr 1996, Balaji Srinivasan wrote: > Hi there ppl, > I am posting here for the first time. (I just joined the list , so forgive > me if this is an old problem...) > > Well I cant seem to be able to install freebsd.. Here is what i went > through... > > First I tried installing over ftp (from freebsd.org and other sites too) > It started hanging when it was trying to log in to ftp.freebsd.org (and other > sites) > > Then I tried using NFS. I downloaded the 2.1.0-RELEASE to a local > network disk and tried . It gives the message hostname:not found > and then hangs when it tries to mount the remote disk (I know for > sure that the disk is being exported to my workstation) This sounds like a misconfiguration of the network card. Are you sure it's IRQ and base address are available? Did you configure it with -c on the boot: prompt before starting out? 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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