Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 16:19:14 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Don <don@calis.blacksun.org> Cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing FreeBSD Alpha Message-ID: <199902240019.QAA01873@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 23 Feb 1999 07:39:58 EST." <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902230733330.54911-100000@calis.blacksun.org>
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It's generally a good idea to install the Alpha, not the i386,
distribution. You need to install via URL...
> I have been trying to install FreeBSD alpha on an alpha I have but the
> installation keeps failing late in the game with the following error:
> Could not install /kernel
>
> If i jump to the vty it shows errors during the last 4 items installed
> which state:
>
> cp: 1: Syntax error: "(" unexpected
> chmod : 1: Syntax error: "(" unexpected
> xargs : 1: Syntax error: "(" unexpected
> tar : 1: Syntax error: "(" unexpected
>
> In any case /kernel doesnt seem to want to go in.
>
> The machine is one of the infamous alpha station 200 4/233's from onsale
> with a different graphics card, 96 megs of ram and a 3 gig scsi hard disk.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> -Don
>
>
>
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