Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 13:13:24 -0500 (EST) From: "[gill]" <gill@topsecret.net> To: Abercromby James TSgt 31CS/SCBBMA <James.Abercromby@aviano.af.mil> Cc: "'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, "'freebsd-newbies@Freebsd.org'" <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Installation Woes Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0002101311000.910-100000@pacific.int.topsecret.net> In-Reply-To: <78944D1EBF2BD3119DBF0008C75DEDFF0301B4@avo-exch-l3.aviano.af.mil>
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Sgt, Check the FreeBSD website for the 3.4 errata. What you are experiencing *might* be related to the sysinstall program that shipped on the 3.4-R CDs. I had that SIG11 trouble for days. In the end, I downloaded the updated file and created the boot.flp and mfsroot.flp disks and booted and installed (from the CD) using them. It takes a little longer to initially get to the installer screens, but once you do you're home-free. HTH, --gill Remember? When you said: ->Peter, -> ->Went home last night and physically changed over my harddrive configuration -> -> ->-Win98 is on a Samsung 1.2Gig drive as the primary slave. -> ->-FreeBSD 3.4 is on a MaXtor 17.2gig drive as primary master. -> -> Then I set my bios up to auto detect the drives, cool. ->Then installed Win98 on the Samsung 1.2 gig.-No problems. ->Then went and installed FreeBSD 3.4 (over and over and over) -> -> 1- Fdisk for wd0 leave it alone press Q -> -- Select the BootMGR for wd0 -> 2- Fdisk for wd1-Create 2 slices for FreeBSD -> wd1s1-8000M/wd1s2-8400M -> -- Select the BootMGR also for wd1 (is this what I am doing wrong?) -> - Disk Labeler -> - wd0 leave alone -> - wd1s1 - Accept the default -> - wd1s2 - creat one big label for the whole thing /store ->Then continue on-it creates the filesystems fine and finishes ->, but then when it gos to the next step in the install it ->SIG11s on me and you have no choice but to reboot and start all over. -> ->Also, check this out one time right after finishing up writing the ->filesystems when it gos to the next step in the install ->it was trying to access the cdrom and it flaked out on me ->saying it couldn't find anything. But... when the kernel loaded ->I know it found it no problem. Also, the cd works find in windows ->and Slackware so....? -> ->The CDROM is a Kenwood 40X ide/atapi put by some low brow company ->called Hi-VAL. -> ->I other question, this Maxtor 17.2 gig drive had this goofy setup ->disk, etc. I tried to use it but it seemed like a waste of time. ->Think it could have done something strange to it. Should I run ->a low level format on it? -> ->So after trying a million different variations of the above fdisk/label ->wise. ->I just gave up and rebooted and the booteasy menu came up I selected dos, ->and ->lo and behold win98 boots fine. Tried to select Disk 1 by pressing F5 and ->then I get FreeBSD select F1 FreeBSD select F2. ->If I select F1 or F2 I get ->- the little / that spins around but it just hangs. ->- or invalid partition. -> -> -> ->From: Peter Schwenk [mailto:schwenk@math.udel.edu] ->Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 3:06 PM ->To: Abercromby James SSgt 31CS/SCBBMA ->Subject: Re: Dual Booting Win98 and FreeBSD 2 sep. HDs-Continued -> -> ->I'm assuming you've already installed Windows and FreeBSD. The best order ->to ->install Windows with any other OS is: Windows first, everything else ->afterward. The Windows install takes liberties with the Master Boot Record. ->If FreeBSD is installed after Windows, then Booteasy (the standard boot ->manager) will work properly. That is, if you chose to install Booteasy ->(into ->the MBR of the first disk) during the install. -> -> -> ->To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org ->with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message -> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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