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Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 06:08:57 +0100 (CET)
From: 520023893678-0001@t-online.de (P. U. Kruppa)
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To: scott mcclellan <scottmcclellan@starband.net>
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Subject: Re: installation question/problem
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On Thu, 6 Mar 2003, scott mcclellan wrote:

> I wrote an earlier thread with regards to installing via CD-ROM.
> Unfortunately I think I have a hardware technical problem that's beyond
> my intellect at this point. (Get a FAILURE error when the boot process
> starts - the CD hadn't even started humming yet)
>
> I've started the installation process a couple of times with the
> floppies. In fact, I must have something on the computer (meaning
> FreeBSD of some sort) after having used the 'kern' and 'mfsroot' disks.
>
> My question is, "Do you need to load all the distribution files when it
> asks you to, or is the OS actually on my system at this point, and I
> just don't know what the heck (censored) I'm doing.
To get clear what happens:
1) You push in your two installation floppies,
2) they are booted from
3) and you reach /stand/sysinstall Main Menu .
4) You select Standard installation
and then?


Regards,

Uli.

>
> My problem with the distribution downloads is I apparently have a couple
> of bad disks, and each time the system finds that it can't access one of
> the files, it shuts down the loading process.
>
> I've finally gotten smart and have vtty2 on the monitor so I can see
> which disk goes awry, but this doesn't make the process go any easier,
> since when the loading stops, I have to start the distribution download
> all the way from the beginning again. Is there anyway to start the
> distribution download process where it last left off? (This is why I was
> hoping the CD-ROM route would work - unfortunately NOT!!)
>
> I hate beating myself up over this process, but I'm beginning to feel
> like the ULTIMATE NEWBIE with this.
>
> Someone toss me a preserver.
>
> Scott McClellan
>
>
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