Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 23:04:26 -0500 (EST) From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@rush.net> To: USNAmeat@aol.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: installation problems Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990417230003.11384A-100000@cygnus.rush.net> In-Reply-To: <41645d02.244aacbf@aol.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Sat, 17 Apr 1999 USNAmeat@aol.com wrote: > In the book UNIX System Administrators's Bible, by IDG Books, I recieved a CD > which contained a full distribution of FreeBSD 2.2.5, with all source files. > I am running Windows 98 on my UMAX, 300 Mhrz, Pentium 2 PC. Through Windows, > I am running the Setup program. I choose option #5: > "DOS Set up to install from a DOS partition" > When I check the "Binary base distribution", (it says it is required), and > then choose "ok", an error box appears. It says "BIN.INF: Permission > denied. Press ESC". My questions are what does this mean and how do I > install the system onto my PC? Thank you so much for your time. > > Scott Dotson freebsd 2.2.5 is from the distant past, but if you want to give it a whirl i suggest you make boot floppies and use those. I never remeber freebsd being able to install itself from within windows. to make boot floppies download: ftp://ftp5.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/tools/fdimage.exe and use that to make a boot floppy, the image you need is located probably under a directory called "floppies" in the top level directory of the cdrom. insert a blank floppy disk: fdimage -v boot.flp a: after it's done reboot the machine and boot from the floppy. -Alfred To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.BSF.3.96.990417230003.11384A-100000>