Date: 21 May 1996 20:48:44 GMT+0200 From: eagle@connx.vironix.co.za To: QUESTIONS@FREEBSD.ORG Subject: FreeBDS 2.0.5 Message-ID: <199605211854.LAA17728@freefall.freebsd.org>
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To whom it may concern
About three weeks ago I bought a copy of FreeBSD 2.0.5 (Double CD Pack) from
a local software dealer. Since then I have been trying to install the
software onto my computer. I have an 80486 DX2-50, 12MB RAM, Western Digital
1.2 GB HDD (IDE), Conner 426 MB HDD (IDE), Creative Labs Sound Blaster Pro
(8-bit stereo), Creative Labs Quad Speed CD-ROM (IDE), 1.44 & 1.2 floppy
drives and VL-BUS controller cards for the screen and multi I/O hard disk
controller card. The multi I/O hard disk controller card is an enhanced IDE
controller card.
In the help documents on installing it says that FreeBSD 2.0.5 does not
support IDE CD-ROM drives so I followed the instructions for installing from
a DOS partition. I copied the files using the commands given but when it
started to install it told me that it could not find root.flp but the file
was in the c:\FreeBSD directory.
I was installing from the C: drive (1.2 GB HDD) to the D: drive (426 MB HDD).
I want the whole D: drive to be dedicated to UNIX. Later on I visited your
ftp site at ftp.cdrom.com and downloaded a file called atapi.flp which is the
boot disk that supports IDE CD-ROMS. I used RAWRITE to make the disk as
instructed in the help files. This did not work either. It found the port
address and the IRQ of the CD-ROM and that is all . I think that my CD-ROM
is not supported though because the model number is: GCD-R540B.
I want to install the XDevelopers version which is about 200 MB and using
floppy disks is not a practical method for this installation. Can you please
tell me how to make the programme install from the hard drive or if possible
from my IDE CD-ROM.
Yours Sincerely
Sean Preston
E-Mail: eagle@connx.vironix.co.za
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13 School Road
Amanzimtoti
4126
South Africa
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