Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 17:40:02 -0400 From: "Robert Stanley" <ttc12273@taconic.net> To: <questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: hang in install Message-ID: <000801c00a26$085cac20$0200a8c0@ercda>
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Hello,
I'm trying to install freebsd(4.1) on an old laptop (old notejet 486 with 8M of ram). I copied over (after downloading to my desktop) the binary dist, the manual pages, docs, info, and games -- using interlink. On my laptop i put them into the C:\freebsd\bin ..\manpages ..\docs ..\info and ..\games directories. The rebooted the computer with install disk in. I configured the kernel removing conflicts (7 netcards and 1 pc card were in conflic, i removed the netcards) It said pc card (slot(s)) detected is this the medium you wish to use, i said no, then selected ms-dos partition. I then went and made the slice (the HD is 800M and when i used fdisk the last time i gave DOS-WIN 300M and left the rest for freebsd) and made a 350M slice for freebsd, i used to autoconfigure to break it up and continued. I then selected the various distributions i wanted under the custum>> tag. hit enter and agreed this was what i really wanted to do.. after about 2 seconds the machine stopped, this is what was displayed
making a new root filesystem on /dev/rad0s2a (i waited about 30 minutes then gave up)
I've never installed any version of *inx before (this project is to get my feet wet) and any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance, Stanley
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I'm trying to install
freebsd(4.1) on an old laptop (old notejet 486 with 8M of ram). I copied over
(after downloading to my desktop) the binary dist, the manual pages, docs, info,
and games -- using interlink. On my laptop i put them into the
C:\freebsd\bin ..\manpages ..\docs ..\info and ..\games directories.
The rebooted the computer with install disk in. I configured the kernel removing
conflicts (7 netcards and 1 pc card were in conflic, i removed the netcards) It
said pc card (slot(s)) detected is this the medium you wish to use, i said no,
then selected ms-dos partition. I then went and made the slice (the HD is 800M
and when i used fdisk the last time i gave DOS-WIN 300M and left the rest for
freebsd) and made a 350M slice for freebsd, i used to autoconfigure to break it
up and continued. I then selected the various distributions i wanted under the
custum>> tag. hit enter and agreed this was what i really wanted to do..
after about 2 seconds the machine stopped, this is what was
displayed</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>making a new root filesystem on /dev/rad0s2a (i
waited about 30 minutes then gave up)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've never installed any version of *inx before
(this project is to get my feet wet) and any help would be
appreciated.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks in advance,
Stanley</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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