Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 19:34:53 -0500 From: "Mh" <mhardt@morix.de> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Installation Message-ID: <200010300135.CAA16332@post.webmailer.de>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] hey kevin, boot from a floppy disk and run fdisk, because i think you have probably deleted all your partitions. create some new and start freebsd-setup from a bootdisk. installing msdos is useless. i hope that helped bye --Original Message Text--- From: Kevin Chudy Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 19:01:34 -0500 Hi, ˙ ˙˙˙I have a question about the installation process. ˙ ˙˙˙I have read the installation material and tried to install it but had a problem. ˙ ˙˙˙I had downloaded the current stable version and put it on a hard drive. This drive is my D drive. ˙ ˙˙˙I installed dos 6.2 on my C drive and booted to it. ˙ ˙˙˙I started the installation. I followed the instructions and resolved several hardware conflicts. Those ˙˙˙conflicts seemed to be with hardware I didn't have. ˙ ˙˙˙The install process started to probe the hardware. It said it might take a while. After 45 minutes with no apparent activity I shut the computer off and on and tried to boot to my c drive again. The dirve was not available. ˙ ˙˙˙I can boot to a floppy but the hard drives are not available. I have tried another known good drive and two more drive controllers. I have reset the bios. All to no avail. I keep getting a message that the hard drives are bad or not there. ˙ The PC I used was a working 486-33 so I didn't lose alot but need to figure out what is going on before I try again. ˙ Does anybody have any ideas? When the install process says it might take a while to probe the hardware could that be longer than 45 minutes? ˙ Thank you, Kevin ===================END FORWARDED MESSAGE=================== [-- Attachment #2 --] <HTML> <FONT SIZE="1" POINTSIZE="8" DEFAULT="SIZE"><FONT FACE="MS Sans Serif" DEFAULT="FACE">hey kevin,<BR> <BR> boot from a floppy disk and run fdisk, because i think you have probably deleted all your partitions. create some new and start freebsd-setup from a bootdisk. installing msdos is useless.<BR> <BR> i hope that helped<BR> <BR> bye<BR> <BR> <BR> --Original Message Text---<BR> <B>From:</B> Kevin Chudy<BR> <B>Date:</B> Sun, 29 Oct 2000 19:01:34 -0500<BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE="2" POINTSIZE="10"><FONT FACE="Arial">Hi,<FONT SIZE="1" POINTSIZE="8" DEFAULT="SIZE"><FONT FACE="MS Sans Serif" DEFAULT="FACE"><BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE="2" POINTSIZE="10"><FONT FACE="Arial"> have a question about the installation process.<FONT SIZE="1" POINTSIZE="8" DEFAULT="SIZE"><FONT FACE="MS Sans Serif" DEFAULT="FACE"><BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE="2" POINTSIZE="10"><FONT FACE="Arial"> have read the installation material and tried to install it but had a problem.<FONT SIZE="1" POINTSIZE="8" DEFAULT="SIZE"><FONT FACE="MS Sans Serif" DEFAULT="FACE"><BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE="2" POINTSIZE="10"><FONT FACE="Arial"> had downloaded the current stable version and put it on a hard drive. This drive is my D drive.<FONT SIZE="1" POINTSIZE="8" DEFAULT="SIZE"><FONT FACE="MS Sans Serif" DEFAULT="FACE"><BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE="2" POINTSIZE="10"><FONT FACE="Arial"> installed dos 6.2 on my C drive and booted to it.<FONT SIZE="1" POINTSIZE="8" DEFAULT="SIZE"><FONT FACE="MS Sans Serif" DEFAULT="FACE"><BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE="2" POINTSIZE="10"><FONT FACE="Arial"> started the installation. I followed the instructions and resolved several hardware conflicts. Those seemed to be with hardware I didn't have.<FONT SIZE="1" POINTSIZE="8" DEFAULT="SIZE"><FONT FACE="MS Sans Serif" DEFAULT="FACE"><BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE="2" POINTSIZE="10"><FONT FACE="Arial"> install process started to probe the hardware. It said it might take a while. After 45 minutes with no apparent activity I shut the computer off and on and tried to boot to my c drive again. The dirve was not available.<FONT SIZE="1" POINTSIZE="8" DEFAULT="SIZE"><FONT FACE="MS Sans Serif" DEFAULT="FACE"><BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE="2" POINTSIZE="10"><FONT FACE="Arial"> can boot to a floppy but the hard drives are not available. I have tried another known good drive and two more drive controllers. I have reset the bios. All to no avail. I keep getting a message that the hard drives are bad or not there.<FONT SIZE="1" POINTSIZE="8" DEFAULT="SIZE"><FONT FACE="MS Sans Serif" DEFAULT="FACE"><BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE="2" POINTSIZE="10"><FONT FACE="Arial">The PC I used was a working 486-33 so I didn't lose alot but need to figure out what is going on before I try again.<FONT SIZE="1" POINTSIZE="8" DEFAULT="SIZE"><FONT FACE="MS Sans Serif" DEFAULT="FACE"><BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE="2" POINTSIZE="10"><FONT FACE="Arial">Does anybody have any ideas? When the install process says it might take a while to probe the hardware could that be longer than 45 minutes?<FONT SIZE="1" POINTSIZE="8" DEFAULT="SIZE"><FONT FACE="MS Sans Serif" DEFAULT="FACE"><BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE="2" POINTSIZE="10"><FONT FACE="Arial">Thank you,<FONT SIZE="1" POINTSIZE="8" DEFAULT="SIZE"><FONT FACE="MS Sans Serif" DEFAULT="FACE"><BR> <FONT SIZE="2" POINTSIZE="10"><FONT FACE="Arial">Kevin<FONT SIZE="1" POINTSIZE="8" DEFAULT="SIZE"><FONT FACE="MS Sans Serif" DEFAULT="FACE"><BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> ===================END FORWARDED MESSAGE===================<BR> <BR> </HTML>
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