Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 16:07:02 -0800 (PST) From: Joe Springer <joespr@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Install from DOS partition: this newbie is totally confused Message-ID: <20030210000702.20209.qmail@web12301.mail.yahoo.com>
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Install FreeBSD 5 from DOS partition: Newbie totally confused. I am attempting to install FreeBSD 5 from DOS partition, but I am stymied. Here's where I am so far: 1. Created kern floppy: kern.flp using fdimage 2. Created mfsroot floppy : mfsroot.flp using fdimage 3. Copied entire CD (disk1) to DOS partition, to C:\freebsd The machine I want to install on has no CD-ROM drive. So this is what I do: 1. Insert kern floppy in A: and power on. Looks good, get the same kind of output as in the FreeBSD handbook, after a few minutes I get the message to put in the MFS root floppy. So I do. 2. Insert mfsroot floppy and press enter. Things continue happily for a few moments, I get the message "Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt. Booting [kernel] in 9 seconds... " OK, so PC reboots with mfsboot floppy in it. 3. Upon reboot, I see the following: FreeBSD/i386 boot Default: 0:fd(0,a)/boot/loader boot: Now what to I do? I though I was supposed to get the Kernel Configuration Menu. How do I get the menu? I assume I want to get to the menu by accessing the CD files I copied to C:. But how? Also, I made a drivers floppy (drivers.flp) which the drivers.txt says contains msdosfs which I assume I will need to use to access the current C:, but how do I do this? Sorry for so many questions, but I have searched high and low in the FreeBSD Manual and FAQ, but I cannot figure it out myself. Thanks for your help, Joe __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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