From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jan 19 18:14:35 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id SAA16633 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 19 Jan 1998 18:14:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from send1b.yahoomail.com (send1b.yahoomail.com [205.180.60.23]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id SAA16615 for ; Mon, 19 Jan 1998 18:14:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from rgireyev@yahoo.com) Message-ID: <19980120021359.5071.rocketmail@send1b.yahoomail.com> Received: from [156.153.255.218] by send1b; Mon, 19 Jan 1998 18:13:59 PST Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 18:13:59 -0800 (PST) From: Rudy Gireyev Subject: Re: Installing from MS-DOS partition To: Jin-Jin Deng , questions@FreeBSD.ORG MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk ---Jin-Jin Deng wrote: > > I downloaded the /bin and /manpages directories for FreeBSD into > d:\Freebsd . (I followed the example on the webpage "Before installing ^^^ DOS directory must be on the C drive, not D. Move it to C:\FREEBSD and watch the magic (or something like that) > from a MS-DOS partition" except without the CD.) Now, during the FreeBSD > installation process when I choose Novice and later in the setup, it > prompts for a method of installation (like FTP, MS-DOS partition, Tape > Drive, etc.) I choose MS-DOS partition, but it says something like > "primary DOS partition not found..." I remember indicating my DOS > partitions in the partitioning portion as a type 6 partition (type 165 > is FreeBSD??). I know; it's kinda hard to explain the installation > process very well, but do you understand what's wrong?? > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com