Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 11:55:34 +0000 () From: "G. Cabrales" <gcabrale@zarbi.uscpc.unal.edu.co> To: "G. Cabrales" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: INSTALLING FREEBSD 4.4 ON A PC Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.961107114810.202A-100000@zarbi.uscpc.unal.edu.co> In-Reply-To: <961106210522_1847673897@emout11.mail.aol.com>
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On Wed, 6 Nov 1996 DDAN1955@aol.com wrote: > NEED HELP TO INSTALL FREEBSD.......... >=20 >=20 > I own a computer with 486 DX / 33MHz processor, 1.3 GB Hard Drive > that has only DOS and CD-ROM driver installed. >=20 > I am trying to install FREEBSD 4.4 on my computer and I am having all kin= ds > of problems; >=20 > 1. The installation program does not recognize my CD-ROM drive ( Creative > Labs/ Sound Blaster) on the last step of the installation that asks for t= he > source of installation. Attach the cdrom directly to the first IDE CONTROLLER jumpered as slave,=20 not to the SB card. >=20 > The CD-ROM works fine from the moment I initialize the =93install=94 comm= and > until the last step of the installation routine. >=20 > 2. As a result I have had to option for installation from =93 a DOS parti= tion=94. >=20 > I have created a new directory under DOS, C:\FREEBSD and I have copied al= l > the files under the D:\mists\bin from the CD to the new directory on C:\.= ( > minimum required for installation) Be sure when you make the root partition, this must be in the first 450=20 MB of your hard disk, the another partitions could be after this. >=20 > Then I followed all the steps described in the installation routine. At t= he > end of the routine I have two error messages: >=20 > =09=09- the system can not find some other bin.... files - which I have c= orrected > by going back and copy from the CD into the > hard drive; I think I have corrected since the file name not found is > changing after a copy the previous ones; it > does not seem to be a problem and eventually they all =09=09=09 will be = copied. >=20 > =09=09- the second message is that the installation routine could not fin= d the > Kernel image file. Again, the problem: the root nd boot partition must be in your first 450=20 Mb of your HD unit. >=20 > I have ignored the message and I finished installation; at the end the la= st > message is that I will not be able to boot from the hard drive. >=20 > 3. Booting from the system from the hard drive brings up the boot > initialization routine over and over and the boot will not go any further= . Of course, no kernel found in the boot partition >=20 > Booting from a boot diskette is even worst; the boot routine goes into a = hard > drive check that never ends. ( it checks cylinders and heads ... that get= s > stuck on cylinder 46). >=20 > I can use all the help I can get...... >=20 > Thanks=20 > Dan >=20 >=20 ok... bye. G. Cabrales
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