Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 17:03:46 -0400 (EDT) From: DANIEL B REID <cs932304@red.ariel.cs.yorku.ca> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: INSTALL-BY-FLOPPY Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.95.960729163929.1664A-100000@red>
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To whom it may concern,
I have downloaded the following :
2.1.5: boot.flp
2.1.0: root.flp (mentioined in handbook but not in 2.1.5 release)
2.1.5: bin (directory contence)
using dd if=<bla> of=<bla> I created the images. (on linux system)
for the boot and root flp
using an available NT server I downloaded bin.aa bin.ab ... etc
on NFS sharing using Windows95 I created 12 disks a:\bin\bin.aa ...
etc ..
The boot.flp works fine ... I can do everything except the following:
(I have downloaded and read your faq.)
once I select floppies as my install medium neither root.flp nor simply
starting with the first floppy with a bin directory works.
with the root.flp I got the following error:
error mounting floppy fd0 (/dev/fd0) on /dist
NOTE: even if I manually create a 60M partition and name it /dist
i still get this message.
my Hardware:
AHA-1540CF
Quantum 2GB HD
3.5 floppy drive
IDE CD-ROM (Not supported by Free-BSD)
summary:
I can not install the minimal configuration since my root.flp doesn't
mount under release 1.2.5
Q: is there a root.flp that will alow me to install release 1.2.5 ?
Q: have I done something wrong?
Q: do you need more information from me to diagnose the problem?
your help would be greatly appreciated,
regards Daniel Reid
cs932304@ariel.cs.yorku.ca
York University Computer Sci Student
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