From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Feb 8 09:37:02 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id JAA03420 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 09:37:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from gk-east.usps.gov (gk-east.usps.gov [198.116.37.10]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id JAA03414 for ; Thu, 8 Feb 1996 09:37:00 -0800 (PST) Received: by gk-east.usps.gov (5.65/fma-120691); id AA08385; Thu, 8 Feb 96 12:36:52 -0500 Received: from EMAIL.USPS.GOV by RALSSW01.USPS.GOV (Soft*Switch Central V4380P7A) id 793636110096039FRANC006L; 08 Feb 1996 11:36:11 GMT Message-Id: Date: 08 Feb 1996 11:36:11 GMT Reply-To: From: "BEN IVES" Subject: Installation Problems To: jgurkin@fastlane.net, questions@FreeBSD.org Comment: MEMO 02/08/96 07:13:00 Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk ---------------------------- Forwarded with Changes --------------------------- From: BEN F IVES at FWTX001L Date: 2/7/96 5:52AM To: address foreign at SSWGATE Subject: Installation Problems ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- this is what I sent ______________________________ Forward Header __________________________________ Subject: Installation Problems Author: BEN F IVES at FWTX001L Date: 2/7/96 5:52 AM I am trying to load FreeBSD from a DOS partition. I copied the dists and floppie directories to the DOS partition, in a directory called freebsd. The partition I am trying to load to is 270 meg. The hard drive is IDE. I have tried numerous times but always get an error that reads: Failed to load the ROOT distribution. Please correct this problem and try again. I also tried loading from a boot floppy, but it hangs up. I have an IDE cdrom. Any ideas?