From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Aug 27 7:30:11 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from hotmail.com (oe45.law12.hotmail.com [64.4.18.17]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 57B0837B40B for ; Mon, 27 Aug 2001 07:29:55 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from default013subscriptions@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 27 Aug 2001 07:29:55 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [24.14.93.185] Reply-To: "default" From: "default" To: "Rohit Panda" , References: <20010827121416.63892.qmail@web12802.mail.yahoo.com> Subject: Re: installation problem Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 09:23:03 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0046_01C12ED9.DF712640" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 27 Aug 2001 14:29:55.0162 (UTC) FILETIME=[BDABEBA0:01C12F04] Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0046_01C12ED9.DF712640 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Rohit, I don't think that will work... It looks to me like you are having a hardware issue. Sure you can = manually install piece by piece, but if your O/S doesn't recognize your = hard drive controller, or your hard drive itself, you will never be able = to boot up normally. Since you wrote to me, I am going to assume that you are using some = obscure hardware... Your computer will not recognize /dev/x because it cannot use the hard = drive controller (or your hard drive, I would say that its more likely = that the problem is the controller). What you need to do is this: 1. Make images of kern.flp and mfsroot.flp onto floppies (you need a = working machine to do this either windows or FreeBSD it doesn't matter). = You can boot your machine with these (kern.flp first). Check out this link: = http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-advance= d.html 2. From here on you are going to have problems. If it IS the hard drive = controller as I suspect, you will not be able to install from CD-ROM = because you cannot use the IDE controller! This is where you will have = to make a decision: a. You can buy a NEW hard drive controller. (I had a Promise DMA 66 = controller which I used for awhile until I found the BIOS update for my = obscure motherboard...) b. You can attempt to update and reconfigure your BIOS. If your drive controller is supported at all, this will work. This would = be my first suggestion. Scower the web and find the latest BIOS update, = and then be sure that your hard drives are recognized properly by the = BIOS. 3. Continue the installation. If you can get past the part of the installation where you make the = partition options, you're free and clear to move on. If like me it says = "Cannot detect any hard drives!" then you may want to consider a new = controller... Jordan P.S. Keep in mind... To my knowledge, the boot floppies do not support all of the hardware = that the full CD does, so there is a problem there. I may have mis-understood your problem. If you are getting this message = when you boot from the floppies, you may want to just get a new = controller, or you could also try using different distributions of = FreeBSD... I would try the STABLE version first, and then work my way down the food = chain. If you can get any version to work, you can use CVSUP to update it to = the STABLE version if you like... ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Rohit Panda=20 To: default=20 Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 7:14 AM Subject: Re: installation problem hi , thanx for the prompt response.i figured that out,but got stuck in = another problem.its while using sysinstall after i do the partitioning = and other things when i try to install from a ftp site through a HTTP = proxy.then i set the parameters in the network configuration window.but = just when i press ok after that it gives error messages , 1.unable to create device node /dev/x in /dev! the creation of filesystems will be aborted.T Then i press ok(as i have no other option) 2.couldn't create filesystems properly.aborting.then i press ok(as i = have no other option) 3.Installation completed with some errors .......... i am not getting what the problem is.Now iam downloading the whole bin = directory from the ftp site and trying to install from an msdos = partition.Will the bin directory alone be sufficient or will i need some = other directories to have FreeBSD function properly.i dont require the = src,man,docs ,games,info,xf86336 directories iam sure.because i know = what they do.but directories like = ports,proflibs,tools,packages,crypto,compat*.* etc.i mean r they really = required.i just want to have mainly the networking part working.any = suggessions will be highly appreciated. thanx rohit -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Do You Yahoo!? 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Rohit,
 
I don't think that will = work...
 
It looks to me like you are having a = hardware=20 issue. Sure you can manually install piece by piece, but if your O/S = doesn't=20 recognize  your hard drive controller, or your hard drive itself, = you will=20 never be able to boot up normally.
 
Since  you wrote to me, I am going = to assume=20 that you are using some obscure hardware...
 
Your computer will not recognize /dev/x = because it=20 cannot use the hard drive controller (or your hard drive, I would say = that its=20 more likely that the problem is the controller).
 
What you need to do is = this:
 
1. Make images of kern.flp and = mfsroot.flp onto=20 floppies (you need a working machine to do this either windows or = FreeBSD it=20 doesn't matter). You can boot your machine with these (kern.flp=20 first).
 
Check out this link: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook= /install-advanced.html
 
2. From here on you are going to have = problems. If=20 it IS the hard drive controller as I suspect, you will not be able to = install=20 from CD-ROM because you cannot use the IDE controller! This is where you = will=20 have to make a decision:
 
a. You can buy a NEW hard drive = controller. (I had=20 a Promise DMA 66 controller which I used for awhile until I found the = BIOS=20 update for my obscure motherboard...)
 
b. You can attempt to update and = reconfigure your=20 BIOS.
If your drive controller is supported = at all, this=20 will work. This would be my first suggestion. Scower the web and find = the latest=20 BIOS update, and then be sure that your hard drives are recognized = properly by=20 the BIOS.
 
3. Continue the = installation.
If you can get past the part of the = installation=20 where you make the partition options, you're free and clear to move on. = If like=20 me it says "Cannot detect any hard drives!" then you may want to = consider a new=20 controller...
 
Jordan
 
P.S.
 
Keep in mind...
 
To my knowledge, the boot floppies = do not=20 support all of the hardware that the full CD does, so there is a problem = there.
 
I may have mis-understood your problem. = If you are=20 getting this message when you boot from the floppies, you may want to = just get a=20 new controller, or you could also try using different distributions of=20 FreeBSD...
 
I would try the STABLE version first, = and then work=20 my way down the food chain.
 
If you can get any version to work, you = can use=20 CVSUP to update it to the STABLE version if you like...
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Rohit = Panda=20
To: default
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 = 7:14=20 AM
Subject: Re: installation = problem

hi ,

   thanx for the prompt response.i figured that out,but = got stuck=20 in another problem.its while using sysinstall after i do the = partitioning and=20 other things when i try to install from a ftp site through a HTTP = proxy.then i=20 set the parameters in the network configuration window.but just when i = press=20 ok after that it gives  error messages ,

1.unable to create device node /dev/x in /dev!

   the creation of filesystems will be aborted.T

Then i press ok(as i have no other option)

2.couldn't create filesystems properly.aborting.then i press ok(as = i have=20 no other option)

3.Installation completed with some errors ..........

i am not getting what the problem is.Now iam downloading the whole = bin=20 directory from the ftp site and trying to install from an msdos = partition.Will=20 the bin directory alone be sufficient or will i need some other = directories to=20 have FreeBSD function properly.i dont require the src,man,docs=20 ,games,info,xf86336 directories iam sure.because i know what they = do.but=20 directories like ports,proflibs,tools,packages,crypto,compat*.* etc.i = mean r=20 they really required.i just want to have mainly the networking part=20 working.any suggessions will be highly appreciated.

thanx

rohit


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