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Date:      Mon, 3 Mar 1997 23:21:36 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Keller       Ben <bkeller@po1.mtech.edu>
Cc:        "'freebsd'" <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: install gives write error
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.970303232109.21192I-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <331B6323@MTMGW1>

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On Mon, 3 Mar 1997, Keller       Ben wrote:

> I'm attempting to install 2.1.6 from a DOS partition.  After going through 
> the installation dialog and the installation starts, I get errors that the 
> bin cannot be copied (after a " -1 of 1024 bytes" written message.)
> Occasionally, I'll get a message box that explains that bin may not be on 
> the installation media.  However, sometimes  it looks like some of src is 
> being found and copied.

Hm, did you remember to copy bin.inf as well as the archives?

See if there's any output on the ALT-F2 debug console.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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