From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Feb 6 15:59:46 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C675A16A4CE for ; Sun, 6 Feb 2005 15:59:46 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mta1.siol.net (pegasus.siol.net [193.189.160.40]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3555F43D41 for ; Sun, 6 Feb 2005 15:59:45 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Matej.Badalic@volja.net) Received: from edge1.siol.net ([10.10.10.210]) by mta1.siol.net with ESMTP id <20050206155943.KNAQ4728.mta1.siol.net@edge1.siol.net> for ; Sun, 6 Feb 2005 16:59:43 +0100 Received: from BSN-250-61-220.dsl.siol.net ([213.250.61.220]) by edge1.siol.net with ESMTP <20050206155943.SVNN11496.edge1.siol.net@BSN-250-61-220.dsl.siol.net> for ; Sun, 6 Feb 2005 16:59:43 +0100 From: Matej =?utf-8?q?Badali=C4=8D?= To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 16:58:14 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.7.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart6682945.zazj5Nfudo"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200502061658.19641.Matej.Badalic@volja.net> Subject: Installation does not start X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2005 15:59:47 -0000 --nextPart6682945.zazj5Nfudo Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Hi! I'm new to FreeBSD and I need some help! I have tried to install FreeBSD 4.11 and 5.3, but with both I wasn't=20 successfull! I want to try how FreeBSD works so I have tried to install it = on=20 an older computer, maybe is this the cause, but I have read that you can=20 install it on an i484 with 16MB of RAM or similar. My system is: 100MHz AMD K5 1,7GB disc 48MB RAM 1MB video card 8x CDROM SB16... On that sistem I have already RedHat Linux 7.2 which I don't use... As I said I have tried with the 4.11 and 5.3 RELEASE of FreeBSD. Both were= =20 unsuccessfull. Here is a description what happened: ###################### =2D with the 4.11 RELEASE:# ###################### 1.) First I have tried to boot from CDROM but the following happened: BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.01 Console: internal video/keyboard int=3D0000000d ... eax=3D0000ffff ... esi=3D0000003d ... cs=3D f0000.... cs: eip=3D 00 00 00... ss: esp=3D ff ff ff... BTX halted (the upper lines were full of "00", "ff" and similar characters - I haven't= =20 transribed all the lines to the end) 2.) Next I have made the boot/installation floppies. I put the first=20 diskette(boot.flp) in the drive and I got this: BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.01 Console: internal video/keyboard BIOS drive A: is disk0 BIOS drive C: is disk1 BIOS 639kB/48128kB available memory =46reeBSD/i386 bootstrap loader, Revison 0.8 (root@....) /kernel text=3D0x289d91 data=3D0x301170+0x32d04 zf_read: fill error elf_loadexec:archsw.readim failed can't load module '/kernel': input/output error Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt. Booting [kernel] in X seconds... (--> here I haven't touched anything and I= =20 got the next line)=20 /kernel text=3D0x289d91 data=3D0x301170+0x32d04 zf_read: fill error can't load 'kernel' can't load 'kernel.old' Type '?' for a list of commands, 'help' for more detailed help. ok ##################### =2D with the 5.3 RELEASE:# ##################### 1.) Also here I have first tried to boot from CDROM but the following=20 happened: CD Loader 1.2 Building the boot loader arguments Read Error: 0x01 Could not find Primary Volume Descriptor 2.) Next I have made the boot/installation floppies. I put the first=20 diskette(boot.flp) in the drive and then the other two diskettes: I came to the menu where I'm asked to make the partitions: In the next menu you will need to set up a DOS-style ("fdisk") Then I hit Enter an get this: No disks found! Please verify that your disk controller is being properly=20 probed at boot time. See the Hardware Guide on the Documentation menu for=20 clues on diagnosing this type of problem. =2D------------------------------------------------------------------------= =2D-------------------------------------- At the end I have these questions: Has anybody installed FreeBSD on an older (similar to my) system? How do I know (see) if the disk controller is being probed at boot time in= =20 =46reeBSD? Any suggestions highly appreciated, Matej --nextPart6682945.zazj5Nfudo Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBCBj6b5TDI3qqA+r0RAr7jAJ9xNggGOh+Qvgeg5z/i3mu4hktsjgCgwptY KdEosTdah4/R9YervNLY4j0= =mFC0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart6682945.zazj5Nfudo--