From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Mar 30 18:54:17 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id SAA08392 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 30 Mar 1997 18:54:17 -0800 (PST) Received: from tahiti.choice.net (tahiti.choice.net [207.87.80.13]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id SAA08387 for ; Sun, 30 Mar 1997 18:54:15 -0800 (PST) Received: from port11-4.cvg.choice.net (port11-4.cvg.choice.net [207.87.81.108]) by tahiti.choice.net (ChoiceNet 513-688-8600) with SMTP id CAA00566; Mon, 31 Mar 1997 02:56:15 GMT From: adam@choice.net (Mark Knipfer) To: interrupt request Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD v2.1.7 Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 21:46:46 -0500 Organization: . Message-ID: <33422544.7239038@mail.choice.net> References: In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Forte Agent 1.0/32.390 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by freefall.freebsd.org id SAA08388 Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sun, 30 Mar 1997 20:11:08 -0500 (EST), you wrote: Everything is removed and the darn thing reboots or gives me errors that certain files are not there (not found) on the cdrom or out of space. I'm not having a great time with this OS, and i'm great at Windows 95/NT, but not this OS (as you can tell). >well remove everything and try again > > >=================================================== >interrupt request >The Collective >www.collective.org >"We make the things that make communications free" > >On Sun, 30 Mar 1997, Mark Knipfer wrote: > >> On Sun, 30 Mar 1997 19:59:30 -0500 (EST), you wrote: >> >> Yes, I do understand the fundamentals of troublehshooting, its my career in >> Windows 95/NT problems. Although FreeBSD Unix is greatly difference, although >> basics still apply. >> >> **** >> >> >Um...Why install with your soundcard? Do you understand the basic >> >fundamentals of troubleshooting? Remove everything until it works. >> > >> > >> >=================================================== >> >interrupt request >> >The Collective >> >www.collective.org >> >"We make the things that make communications free" >> > >> >On Sun, 30 Mar 1997, Mark Knipfer wrote: >> > >> >> On Sun, 30 Mar 1997 18:32:04 -0500 (EST), you wrote: >> >> >> >> I removed the SCSI cards (scanner, iomega zip drive card) and the network card. >> >> The only two cards are in there are the SoundBlaster 16 card and the STB >> >> Powergraph 64V video card, and now the system just reboots. FreeBSD did >> >> install to a point, then it just kept rebooting each time that I tried to load >> >> (install) the OS. >> >> >> >> Any other ideas? I installed from a bootable FreeBSD diskette and direct to >> >> the cd-rom after booting up on a MSDOS 6.22 diskette. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >Do it anyway >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >=================================================== >> >> >interrupt request >> >> >The Collective >> >> >www.collective.org >> >> >"We make the things that make communications free" >> >> > >> >> >On Sun, 30 Mar 1997, Mark Knipfer wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> On Sun, 30 Mar 1997 18:24:07 -0500 (EST), you wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> It detected all of the devices, otherwise I would have uninstalled the system >> >> >> boards (scsi). XFree86 wouldn't run and it was installed. I kept getting >> >> >> errors when installing that there is no more room. I'm installing FreeBSD on a >> >> >> Western Digital 1.6gb Mode 4 hard drive connected to the system board (PCI >> >> >> EIDE) connection. The hard drive (hd) is detected to the OS. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >Try removing all of your SCSI cards and your ne2000 board and see what >> >> >> >happens...could be conflicting irqs,dmas,ports >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> >=================================================== >> >> >> >interrupt request >> >> >> >The Collective >> >> >> >www.collective.org >> >> >> >"We make the things that make communications free" >> >> >> > >> >> >> >On Sun, 30 Mar 1997, Mark Knipfer wrote: >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> On Sun, 30 Mar 1997 14:53:49 -0500 (EST), you wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Here is a break down of my system (detailed): >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> * Intel Triton II i430VX Pentium motherboard with 256k cache >> >> >> >> * Intel Pentium 133Mhz CPU >> >> >> >> * STB Powergraph 64V PCI 2mb EDO 32-/64-bit video card >> >> >> >> * Winbound NE2000 PCI 100mbit Network card (Manufacturer: Long Shire) >> >> >> >> * Sound Blaster 16 ISA card >> >> >> >> * IOMega SCSI Zip ISA card >> >> >> >> * Scanner card for an IBM ADF Color Scanner (8-bit card) >> >> >> >> * 64mb EDO ram >> >> >> >> * IOMega Ditto 3200mb (QIC-3020 / TR3) tape drive >> >> >> >> (currently connected to the Floppy drive controller) >> >> >> >> * 1.44mb 3.5" floppy drive >> >> >> >> * Fitjutsi 12x IDE CD-ROM (which is compatible with FreeBSD) >> >> >> >> * Sony Multiscan 200sf 17" NI monitor >> >> >> >> * USR Courier X.2 56k external modem >> >> >> >> * IOMega Zip 100mb drive (SCSI) >> >> >> >> * JUSTer 300w Power Speakers with Surround sound >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I believe this is it, which I can seem to find anything else being connected to >> >> >> >> the system. I have tried following the install.txt instructions many times and >> >> >> >> tried all install options except for creating a diskette from a current Unix >> >> >> >> system. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >Please post the specs of your computer. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >=================================================== >> >> >> >> >interrupt request >> >> >> >> >The Collective >> >> >> >> >www.collective.org >> >> >> >> >"We make the things that make communications free" >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >On Sun, 30 Mar 1997, Mark Knipfer wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> To Whom It Concerns: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I purchased FreeBSD v2.1.7 CD-ROM (2-set) a couple weeks ago and have been >> >> >> >> >> trying ever since to install it on my system. I heard from some other FreeBSD >> >> >> >> >> users that my computer may be incompatible, which I have found out was untrue >> >> >> >> >> and FreeBSD should work on my without problems. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Before and ever since that I have heard that, FreeBSD v2.1.7 has not installed >> >> >> >> >> on the system. It does load to a point and receive various errors: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> * missing files or permission denied while loading from the cd-rom's >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> * missing kernel routines or distributions from the cd (filename.tgz >> >> >> >> >> files) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> * debugging mode not permitted to run on this version. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> * can not create user profile (when the install.txt file tells you need >> >> >> >> >> to create a profile for yourself) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> * system lock ups when loading FreeBSD v2.1.7 which errors stating that >> >> >> >> >> kernel has errors or damaged operating system. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> and so on witht the errors. I have spent the last 1-2 weeks trying to load >> >> >> >> >> this operating system which seems not want to load on my system. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I remember reading on the web page that there is a 30-day money back guarantee, >> >> >> >> >> hassle free. I would like send this cd-rom set back (FreeBSD v2.1.7) and >> >> >> >> >> receive my money back since it has taken up so much of my time, and getting no >> >> >> >> >> where. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I hope that this message is not ignored like the rest of my support e-mail >> >> >> >> >> messages that I have written for assistance. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> >> Mark Knipfer >> >> >> >> >> President of Adam Computer Services >> >> >> >> >> mailto: adam@choice.net >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>