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Date:      Wed, 08 Jan 1997 10:45:17 -0800
From:      David Lewis <dwlewis@intervista.com>
To:        dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 2.1.6 Install question (resend)
Message-ID:  <3.0.32.19970108104517.006d7888@mail.intervista.com>

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At 11:34 PM 1/7/97 -0800, you wrote:
>On Mon, 6 Jan 1997, David Lewis wrote:
>
>> After doing a full install of source plus a handful of packages, I reboot
>> to SCSI disk (instead of the boot floppy for install) and load the new
>> kernel - 
>> 
>> 	except the new kernel appears to be a copy of the boot.flp!
>

Thanks for the response.

Turns out that the kernel install doesn't like /sbin to not be loading on
the / partition.  I was attempting to install /sbin on its own partition.

Once I backed out of this and installed /sbin under /, the problem was
resolved (after much irritation and headache).

-David



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