From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Mar 3 21:26:58 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtp.sunflower.com (smtp.sunflower.com [24.124.0.137]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2614137B71B for ; Sat, 3 Mar 2001 21:26:52 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from treznor@sunflower.com) Received: from treznor (dv016s59.lawrence.ks.us [24.124.59.16]) by smtp.sunflower.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id XAA21266; Sat, 3 Mar 2001 23:26:50 -0600 Message-ID: <000e01c0a467$bf278980$103b7c18@palisor.yi.org> From: "Tyler K McGeorge" To: "Patrick Clancy" , References: <000e01c0a469$15fd0a40$6339fea9@chicadee> Subject: Re: installation problems Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 22:58:25 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000B_01C0A435.74179B60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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

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.

----- Original Message -----

From:=20 Patrick = Clancy=20

To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG

Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 = 11:08=20 PM

Subject: installation = problems

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:

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.

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.

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.

At htis point i am just grabbing at = straws.

thanks for your help -=20 Patrick

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