Date: Fri, 18 Aug 1995 13:38:12 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: dbabler@orionsys.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Problems installing FreeBSD Message-ID: <199508180408.NAA03563@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <9508171822.D5033Ou@orionsys.com> from "dbabler@orionsys.com" at Aug 17, 95 06:22:10 pm
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dbabler@orionsys.com stands accused of saying: > I have been unsuccessfully trying to install FreeBSD 2.0.5 to an older Dell > computer from the Walnut Creek CD-ROM for several days now. The computer is > an older 386DX20 with 6MB of RAM, an Eagle NE2000Plus NIC, a very old Denon > CD-ROM drive and 2 ESDI 150MB hard drives controlled by a Western Digital > WD1007A-WA2 controller. The PC runs DOS 6.2 and no network is installed when ^^^^^^^^^^^ This is your 'problem' - there was a discussion recently on hackers- about this, check the mailing list archives for more details. Also, I noticed a file in /pub/FreeBSD/incoming on freebsd.cdrom.com referring to the WD1007 - this may be helpful. > -Dave Babler -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] My car has "demand start" -Terry Lambert UNIX: live FreeBSD or die! [[
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