From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 11 05:04:41 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA27216A4CE for ; Thu, 11 Nov 2004 05:04:41 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ms-smtp-02.rdc-kc.rr.com (ms-smtp-02.rdc-kc.rr.com [24.94.166.122]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1428943D31 for ; Thu, 11 Nov 2004 05:04:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhobson@kc.rr.com) Received: from [192.168.1.21] (CPE-65-28-26-203.kc.rr.com [65.28.26.203]) iAB54cM2013162 for ; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 23:04:38 -0600 (CST) Received: from 127.0.0.1 (AVG SMTP 7.0.289 [265.2.1]); Wed, 10 Nov 2004 23:05:06 -0600 Message-ID: <003001c4c7ac$028ddb50$1501a8c0@Patsy2> From: "Jeff Hobson" To: Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 23:05:06 -0600 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=======AVGMAIL-4192F3025EDA=======" X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: Installation problem/question -- duplicate sent to support@freebsdmall X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 05:04:41 -0000 --=======AVGMAIL-4192F3025EDA======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have a machine running win 2000. I want to completely convert the = machine to FreeBSD (not run anything else), I boot from the 5.2 cd and = choose use all the disk and choose automatic to have the system decide = what to place where. I creates the necessary partitions/filesystems (/, = var,swap and /usr) on what I assume to be the 4 windows partitions = already existing. It then proceeds to install the system and I answer = all the questions and the disk flashes and the cdrom blinks for about an = hour. It finally finishes and returns to the sysinstall screen. I exit = and it says it will now reboot. It does. INTO THE WINDOWS 2000 SYSTEM!. = I took a look at the disks and there is not a trace of the FreeBSD = filestructure or files. ANYWHERE!!. I am very puzzled. It looked like = all was going just fine. but for some reason, the filesystem was written = to some other planet or the installation aborted and restored all the = previous filesystem (there was no message to indicate that happened). I = am, what I consider, a very experienced computer systems analyst. Up = until this time, I have never seen this happen with any install before. = I am sure that I have done/overlooked some critical step that somehow = bypassed the system install and never made the machine into the FreeBSD = box I wanted. Any ideas? Any further information I can provide to investigate this? = Thank you for your help and attention. --=======AVGMAIL-4192F3025EDA======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg=cert; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Content-Description: "AVG certification" No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.2.1 - Release Date: 11/10/2004 --=======AVGMAIL-4192F3025EDA=======--