Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 14:54:12 -0500 From: "Ron Wingfield" <dtcrtw@ionet.net> To: <doc@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Installation Problems -- Need help! Message-ID: <002d01c1f080$cde68000$c45dea43@siecor.com>
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I am attempting to install FreeBSD 4.5 from CDROM, after having prepared the kern.flp and msfroot.flp floppies.
The drive is a Toshiba XM5702B 12x CD-ROM, attached to the secondary IDE port. Is this a supported CD-ROM?
The processor is a Pentium 486-DX4 running at 100Mhz.
The BIOS reports 16Mb of RAM.
This will be a dedicated BSD box -- no other OS's.
My installation of FreeBSD 4.5 proceeds to the point of copying the contents of /bin to the root file system. The message:
Extracting bin into / directory. . .
appears in a Progress window. At the bottom of the screen, a message states that:
1024 bytes read from bin dist, chunk 1 of 143 @ 1.0 KBytes/sec.
I have restarted many, many times. (On one occasion, the previous message suggested that the read progressed to chunk 2. Prior to the installation's attempted copy of the file system, distributions, etc., the kernal configuration reported that
All filesystem information (was) written successfully;
however, the message:
starting emergency holographic shell on VTY4
. . .appears. What is the significance of the so-called emergency holographic shell? How should I use it? At the point that the extract stops, the system is locked-up. Nothing seems to respond. My only recourse is to reboot and start over.
Suggestions?
Thanks,
Ron W.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am attempting to install FreeBSD 4.5 from CDROM,
after having prepared the <STRONG>kern.flp</STRONG> and
<STRONG>msfroot.flp</STRONG> floppies. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The drive is a <STRONG>Toshiba XM5702B 12x
CD-ROM</STRONG>, attached to the secondary IDE port. <FONT
color=#ff0000><STRONG>Is this a supported CD-ROM?</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The processor is a Pentium 486-DX4 running at
100Mhz.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The BIOS reports 16Mb of RAM.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This will be a dedicated BSD box -- no other
OS's.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My installation of FreeBSD 4.5 proceeds to the
point of copying the contents of /bin to the root file system. The
message:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <STRONG>Extracting bin into /
directory. . .</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>appears in a <STRONG><EM>Progress</EM></STRONG>
window. At the bottom of the screen, a message states that:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <STRONG>1024 bytes read from bin
dist, chunk 1 of 143 @ 1.0 KBytes/sec.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have restarted many, many times. (On one
occasion, the previous message suggested that the <EM>read </EM>progressed
to <STRONG>chunk 2</STRONG>. Prior to the installation's attempted copy of
the file system, distributions, etc., the kernal configuration reported
that </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <STRONG>All filesystem
information </STRONG><EM>(was)</EM> <STRONG>written
successfully</STRONG>;</FONT> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>however, the message:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <STRONG>starting emergency
h<FONT face=Arial size=2>olographic shell on VTY4</FONT></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>. . .appears. What is the significance of the
so-called emergency holographic shell? How should I use it? At the
point that the extract stops, the system is locked-up. Nothing seems to
respond. My only recourse is to reboot and start over.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Suggestions?</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ron W.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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