Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2000 22:01:26 -0500 From: "Jason" <jasonc@concentric.net> To: <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Install BSD 3.3 from CDROM Message-ID: <002d01bf5a4d$d4589520$0101010a@stan>
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I appreciate those of you who tried to help me before but it seems nothing has worked as of yet. So I am asking the group as a whole again for fresh ideas. I have a CDROM downloaded from ftp://ftp.freebsd.org I have used the makeflp.bat file to create the two install disks labeled kernel and mfsroot. I was told previously that some copies of the cdrom used the boot.flp to make the disks but I have determined that mine is not that way and does indeed use the kern.flp then the msfroot.flp files individually. Now when I try to boot off these disks things seem normal. The kernel disk goes through its process and displays what to me is crypic codes but seems to be doing what it should. After a bit the computer sounds the system speaker beep for 2 seconds or so and displays a message to insert the mfsroot disk and press enter. I do this and it reads the disk while a / spins to to inform me its working. This goes on for about 30 seconds then I get the following message which I am told is not normal part of the setup. Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt. Booting kernel in xx seconds... it counts down from 9 seconds then initiates a full restart of the system. Normally the mfsroot disk is still in there which my computer finds unbootable. If I place the kernel disk in before the 9 seconds is complete the whole process stated above is repeated in exact detail. If I press any other key to abort I get a command prompt of sorts that tells me to press ? for a list of commands. I pressed ? and found some very basic commands that lead me nowhere. If anyone there can help me please....Otherwise I will have to search out another OS with features of BSD....and it took me years to find this one....not sure if there are others out there than can do what I need.....I have long since given up on MS ever making something I can use. Thanks Jason Cribbins MGM Services - part of the FtS Productions group To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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