Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 01:40:07 +0100 From: John Murphy <jfm@blueyonder.co.uk> To: "Dave Brock" <davidbrock@cox.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Newbie Install - Fresh Meat!! Message-ID: <r1hravsfrdlgvbtgjc0ot6hiupvo939u6l@4ax.com> In-Reply-To: <000801c30dd0$3262cbc0$944a6944@brock> References: <000801c30dd0$3262cbc0$944a6944@brock>
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"Dave Brock" <davidbrock@cox.net> wrote: >Whew! What doesn't kill me will make me stronger, right? >I am trying to install FreeBSD 5.0-RELEASE. However, I'm having two = distinct >problems...or maybe even related for all I know! > >1) When I attempt install from the CD-ROM I get a Fatal Trap 12 error = for my >CD-Rom on bootup. Before you do as BSD baby suggests and regrade to 4.8, you should look = at: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/install.html#NO-INST= ALL-CDROM Perhaps 5.0 reports that problem differently and it could lead to trouble when you install 4.8. >2) When I boot from the floppies I can make my slices and labels just = fine but >when the actual file system install begins it tells me that there was an= error >with my CD-ROM. Did you install cd9660.ko from the driver.flp? But really. 5.0 (or any *.0) is not for the newbie. >It sounds to me like I'm having a CDROM driver issue but when I try to = start >over it skips the initial hardware configuation setup. With the BIOS set to assign resources and modern hardware, you shouldn't need to see it, but I think I remember seeing it during a 4.8 install. John.
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