From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 27 11:11:49 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6175016A4CE for ; Sat, 27 Nov 2004 11:11:49 +0000 (GMT) Received: from asmtp03.eresmas.com (asmtp03.eresmas.com [62.81.235.143]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6CEF43D48 for ; Sat, 27 Nov 2004 11:11:48 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ea1abz@wanadoo.es) Received: from [192.168.108.60] (helo=mx01.eresmas.com) by asmtp03.eresmas.com with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1CY0UU-0006qT-2i for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 27 Nov 2004 12:11:46 +0100 Received: from [80.103.17.81] (helo=[80.103.17.81]) by mx01.eresmas.com with asmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1CY0UT-000481-3S for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 27 Nov 2004 12:11:45 +0100 Message-ID: <41A85F08.3070506@wanadoo.es> Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 12:03:36 +0100 From: Ramiro Aceves User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.8 (X11/20040926) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Enigmail-Version: 0.86.1.0 X-Enigmail-Supports: pgp-inline, pgp-mime Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) Subject: I can not install FreeBSD 5.3 in an old Pentium 100 MHz X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 11:11:49 -0000 Hello dear FreeBSD friends. I am Ramiro from Spain.This is my first post to the list. I am a regular Debian GNU/Linux user, but I have been tempted to try FreeBSD. I have installed it successfully on my 1200 MHz Athlon computer booting from the CDROM drive and I like it, but I can not install it in an old Pentium 100 MHz fujitsu computer. This old machine can not boot from the CDROM, so I tried to boot with the floppies. I have prepared the 3 floppies several times and I stil can not install it. I boot with the "boot.flp" floppy ok. I insert "kern1.flp" and it loads ok. I insert "kern2.flp" and it loads ok. I was prompted to insert "boot.flp" floppy again and it shows the logo screen with the booting options. If I choose the default (with no acpi), the computers shudenly restarts without being able to see any message. The remaining options cause the same machine reboot. I can enter into the loader prompt. ¿What can I do? Any help will be apreciated. Sorry for my bad english. Ramiro.