Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 22:58:25 -0600 From: "Tyler K McGeorge" <treznor@sunflower.com> To: "Patrick Clancy" <clinamen@gvi.net>, <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: installation problems Message-ID: <000e01c0a467$bf278980$103b7c18@palisor.yi.org> References: <000e01c0a469$15fd0a40$6339fea9@chicadee>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C0A435.74179B60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Well, my first piece of advice is to install from the FTP. Simplifies = things a lot. Second, I would like to know specific error messages you = may get while trying to install. Write them down on pieces of paper if = you need to. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Patrick Clancy=20 To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 11:08 PM Subject: installation problems I have tried all day to install FreeBSD with no success. I'm = beginning to think that there must be a hardware problem. My system is = as follows: =20 Dell Dimension XPS B866MHZ Pentium III, QuietKey Keyboard, Microsoft = Intellimouse, 256MB RDRAM, 3COM V.90 PCI Telephony Modem, 48x Max = Variable CD ROM, Dell P991 Trinitron Monitor, 32MB DDR nVidia GeForce2 = GTS 4X APG Graphics Card, 80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (5400RPM),3COM = 3C905C-TXM 10/100 Remote Wakeup Network Card. I can't access the Eratta.Txt or Trouble.Txt, but I have read pretty = much everything else and have gone through the install about 20 times. = I can't think of any other varibles and am down to thinking that it must = be a hardware problem. I would appreciate any information or help with = this. I am trying to use the most standard, inclusive choices that are = available. Although I bought this release (4.1) only a month ago, I see = that 4.2 is now available. Since my hardware is pretty current, perhaps = the more recent release would be better at autodetecting. At htis point i am just grabbing at straws. thanks for your help - Patrick ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C0A435.74179B60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Well, my first piece of advice is to = install from=20 the FTP. Simplifies things a lot. Second, I would like to know specific = error=20 messages you may get while trying to install. Write them down on pieces = of paper=20 if you need to.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:clinamen@gvi.net" title=3Dclinamen@gvi.net>Patrick = Clancy</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:questions@FreeBSD.ORG"=20 title=3Dquestions@FreeBSD.ORG>questions@FreeBSD.ORG</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 03, 2001 = 11:08=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> installation = problems</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I have tried all day to install FreeBSD with no=20 success. I'm beginning to think that there must be a hardware=20 problem. My system is as follows: </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Dell Dimension XPS B866MHZ Pentium III, QuietKey = Keyboard,=20 Microsoft Intellimouse, 256MB RDRAM, 3COM V.90 PCI Telephony Modem, = 48x Max=20 Variable CD ROM, Dell P991 Trinitron Monitor, 32MB DDR nVidia GeForce2 = GTS 4X=20 APG Graphics Card, 80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (5400RPM),3COM 3C905C-TXM = 10/100=20 Remote Wakeup Network Card.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I can't access the Eratta.Txt or Trouble.Txt, but = I have=20 read pretty much everything else and have gone through the install = about 20=20 times. I can't think of any other varibles and am down to = thinking that=20 it must be a hardware problem. I would appreciate any = information or=20 help with this.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I am trying to use the most standard, inclusive = choices that=20 are available. Although I bought this release (4.1) only a month = ago, I=20 see that 4.2 is now available. Since my hardware is pretty = current,=20 perhaps the more recent release would be better at = autodetecting.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>At htis point i am just grabbing at = straws.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>thanks for your help -=20 Patrick</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C0A435.74179B60-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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