From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Aug 27 11:19:16 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id LAA19162 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 27 Aug 1996 11:19:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nemesis.idirect.com (root@nemesis.idirect.com [207.136.80.40]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id LAA19155 for ; Tue, 27 Aug 1996 11:19:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hometown.idirect.com (carrera@hometown.idirect.com [207.136.66.27]) by nemesis.idirect.com (8.6.9/8.6.12) with ESMTP id OAA22804; Tue, 27 Aug 1996 14:17:48 -0400 Received: from localhost (carrera@localhost) by hometown.idirect.com (8.7.4/8.6.9) with SMTP id OAA10269; Tue, 27 Aug 1996 14:15:58 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: hometown.idirect.com: carrera owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 14:15:57 -0400 (EDT) From: Jason Lixfeld To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation help! In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Mon, 26 Aug 1996, Doug White wrote: > On Sun, 25 Aug 1996, Jason Lixfeld wrote: > > > I am trying to install FreeBSD 2.1.5-RELEASE I am having a problem that I > > hope you can assist me with. I am a MAJOR NOVICE with UNIX! :) > > We all were at some point :) > > > I have managed to figure out how to create the boot disks, image them, > > etc.. I have figured out how to sest the freebsd partitions on my drive, > > ALL of that.. I'm pretty impressed with myself! I am trying to install > > via modem and anonymous FTP. I ahve selected all the dcorrect options > > leading me up to the screen that tells me to press ALT+F3 to get to the > > screen to make the call.. it says that I will only need to enter one > > command. term. Once I do that, I am LOST!! I do not know what commands > > to enter to get it to call my ISP and start the download! HELP!! :) > > Once you type 'term', you are talking directly to your modem. Use your > modem's AT commands to dial up. > > So to dial, type 'atdt 9999999' where 9999999 is the number for your ISP. > After you CONNECT, you should see the normal login sequence for your ISP. > Login as to start a PPP session. PPP will take over from there. > > If you don't know how to start a PPP session on your ISP's machine, ask > them. > > Doug White | University of Oregon > Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant > http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major > > Great! I'll try it.. I think I tried it, but when I tried to type ATZ then enter. I didn't see any commands echo'd to my modem, and I looked at the modem lights, as it is an external, and I saw no activity as I would usually see if I was doing an ATZ say in windows.. Thanks though! Jason Lixfeld