From owner-freebsd-doc Fri Mar 20 17:17:44 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA16945 for freebsd-doc-outgoing; Fri, 20 Mar 1998 17:17:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from rfd1.oit.umass.edu (mailhub.oit.umass.edu [128.119.175.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA16935 for ; Fri, 20 Mar 1998 17:17:34 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gp@mail.inconnect.com) Received: from mail.inconnect.com (nscs22p11.remote.umass.edu) by rfd1.oit.umass.edu (PMDF V5.1-10 #20973) with ESMTP id <0EQ500HCXA90C5@rfd1.oit.umass.edu> for freebsd-doc@freebsd.org; Fri, 20 Mar 1998 20:17:32 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 20:19:07 +0000 (GMT) From: Greg Pavelcak Subject: Fwd: Stupid question : ) (Not Really) To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Message-id: <0EQ500HCYA94C5@rfd1.oit.umass.edu> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org ------ Forwarded message ------ From: Diana Roman 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!! ------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message