From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Dec 9 15:50:22 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id PAA14363 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 9 Dec 1996 15:50:22 -0800 (PST) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (gdi.uoregon.edu [128.223.170.30]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id PAA14353 for ; Mon, 9 Dec 1996 15:50:19 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.8.2/8.6.12) with SMTP id PAA01506; Mon, 9 Dec 1996 15:50:16 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 15:50:16 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White Reply-To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu To: Keith Ellis cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Problems installing FreeBSD In-Reply-To: <3.0.16.19961208223123.292fddaa@colby.ixks.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sun, 8 Dec 1996, Keith Ellis wrote: > I am trying to install FreeBSD 2.1.5-RELEASE on a 486SLC2 50MHz > laptop computer. Here is what I have done so far (in order): > > 1. Downloaded boot.flp and rawrite.exe from ftp.freebsd.org > 2. Made the boot floppy > 3. Rebooted and started the installation program > > I followed the instructions on how to install it exactly, and here is what > happens: "Unable to copy 'bin man dict', wasn't found on media type you > chose" or something to that effect, and then says "Could not find kernel > image, you'll have a hard time putting this on your hard disk I'm afraid!". > What did I do wrong? From reading the instructions at > http://www.freebsd.org, I thought that was all I needed to do. What media did you select? What did you do to prepare for the installation? This belongs in questions@freebsd.org, too. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major