Date: Sun, 17 Dec 1995 17:42:37 +0000 () From: James Raynard <fqueries@parody.tecc.co.uk> To: GR8868@siucvmb.siu.edu Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD installation question Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951217174001.185E-100000@parody.tecc.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <199512140121.RAA17633@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Wed, 13 Dec 1995 GR8868@siucvmb.siu.edu wrote: > I can install FreeBSD from floppies but can not from dos partition. It always > gives me the error message "Failed to load ROOT distribution". I think I go > with floppy installation without problems because I have the imaged root.flp > disk available. I have only the directly dos-copied file root.flp in my > c:\freebsd\floppies directory. How can the installation get that root image > from hard drive? Could rawrite also make the root.flp image to hard drive? > (My understanding is it only makes the root.flp image for floppy disk). How > can I get around this problem? Please help. You should get offered the chance to insert a root floppy if it doesn't load from the hard disk. When it's finished with the root floppy, it will go back to the hard disk for the rest of the distribution (at least that's how it works for me with NFS - I don't have any DOS disks). James Segmentation fault (core dumped): cannot find file '.signature'
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