Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 20:19:07 +0000 (GMT) From: Greg Pavelcak <gpavelcak@philos.umass.edu> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Fwd: Stupid question : ) (Not Really) Message-ID: <0EQ500HCYA94C5@rfd1.oit.umass.edu>
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From: Diana Roman <dcr10@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Stupid question : )
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 14:31:39 -0800
To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Reply-To: dcr10@worldnet.att.net
Hi there. I'm trying to do a novice installation through an FTP server, and
I'm getting stuck at the 'Network Configuration' screen. I'm not sure what
to fill in here - do I get this info from my ISP? If I hit okay or cancel,
it tells me that the installation is complete with some errors, and it
boots me back into the main menu of the FreeBSD installation system. What
do I do? Help!!
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Sorry to volunteer then disappear. Nasty little virus :( (in me, not in
my computer)
I was about to write regarding the FOO.TXT when I saw Ms. Roman's
e-mail. I think that, whatever happens, the new INSTALL.TXT should
provide more guidance on the very problem Ms. Roman is having. For my
part, I could never get the "Network Configuration" info right. FTP
installing really should be one of the `easy' ways to go.
Also, I notice that the fixit.flp gets a brief mention in INSTALL.TXT.
The upshot of it seems to be that it's a valuable tool, if you know
what you're doing. That probably needs work. Should there be a FIXIT.TXT
that covers saving an installation by booting -s or using fixit.flp?
Maybe a handbook section on both of these? I, for one, suspect that I
have done complete reinstallations when I could have recovered somehow
if I had had more info.
I'd be willing to work on such a document, but it certainly wouldn't
happen in time for the 2.2.6-Release. I need to learn the sorts of
things you can do to recover from boot failures first myself.
Greg
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