From owner-freebsd-questions Mon May 7 4: 1:47 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from hotmail.com (oe28.law11.hotmail.com [64.4.16.85]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A2B1437B422 for ; Mon, 7 May 2001 04:01:43 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from uncant@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 7 May 2001 04:01:43 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [4.16.186.168] From: "Anthony Ornelas" To: Subject: Novice...suffer form DOA Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 05:00:13 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01C0D6B2.99D26880" 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 Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 07 May 2001 11:01:43.0545 (UTC) FILETIME=[19D26E90:01C0D6E5] Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C0D6B2.99D26880 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've read the instruction carefully, if not the entire book...I am = getting there, but I cannot get my system to boot. I have an isolation = switch so the OS system has the whole disk for itself (20GB ATA IDE = Deskstar IBM...7200)...really just your run of the mill hard drive. It = installs to a point; I have tweaked all I know to tweat but I have run = out.=20 It ends with a message that reads that "the system is installed but with = a few errors"...and from that point on I just loop through the previous = menus! It also mentions a VTF1? scroll-function? I also tried the "<," = but it didn't help. I feel I am moments away from success...I just cannot think of anything = else I should tweat. Oh! God! Any help will be more than appreciated...you know its bad when = you know your menus, what they mean, how to adjust them...and then = ultimately nothing happens...very disconcerting. Begging on bended Knees have pity on (an obviously incompetent) = newbie!!!!!! Sincerely, Anthony Ornelas ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C0D6B2.99D26880 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I've read the instruction carefully, if = not the=20 entire book...I am getting there, but I cannot get my system to = boot. I=20 have an isolation switch so the OS system has the whole disk for itself = (20GB=20 ATA IDE Deskstar IBM...7200)...really just your run of the mill hard=20 drive. It installs to a point; I have tweaked all I know to tweat = but I=20 have run out.

It ends with a message that reads that = "the system=20 is installed but with a few errors"...and from that point on I just loop = through=20 the previous menus! It also mentions a VTF1? = scroll-function? I also=20 tried the "<," but it didn't help.

I feel I am moments away from = success...I just=20 cannot think of anything else I should tweat.

Oh! God! Any help will be more than=20 appreciated...you know its bad when you know your menus, what they mean, = how to=20 adjust them...and then ultimately nothing happens...very=20 disconcerting.

Begging on bended Knees have pity on = (an obviously=20 incompetent) newbie!!!!!!

Sincerely,

Anthony = Ornelas

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