Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 23:15:03 -0700 From: "John H." <johnh@mt.arias.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: FreeBSD Installation Problems Message-ID: <3557E8E7.9201A67D@mt.arias.net>
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I have tried to install FreeBSD using almost every process listed in
the documentation and have yet to successfully run it. Perhaps you
could point me in the right direction. Here is the situation:
- I downloaded the entire directory structure of FreeBSD from the
ftp4.FreeBSD.org.
- I created the boot disk and got through the configuring part,
selected novice from the main menu.
- I'm installing FreeBSD to my secondary hard drive (wd1). In the
Disklabel Editor, I'm using the Auto Defaults for all.
- I selected all the installation sets. Up to this point there is
no problem...
-CDROM: I burned a CD with the entire FreeBSD directory structure.
(\FreeBSD\2.2.6-RELEASE). While booting, FreeBSD recognized my CDROM,
but failed to install from the CDROM and I get an error message stating
that the CD in the drive is either not a FreeBSD CD or is an older one
and if I was sure if I wanted to use it. After hitting "Yes" it comes
up with the error that it couldn't extract the distributions.
-FTP: I copied FreeBSD to a Linux directory on my other computer to
where it would be available for FTP installation, and that actually
worked to a point. It came up with an error about 15 minutes into the
installation that it couldn't install the SCONTRIB distribution and if I
wanted to try again (to which I had no luck).
-DOS: Tried installing it from a DOS partition, but it came up with the
error "Couldn't extract the distributions..." Perhaps it's looking for
it in a different directory?
-NFS: Same.
My system configurations (I got the same errors on both)
--Packard Bell 120MHz (overdrive from Intel) with 16MB of RAM, Western
Digital HD (2.5Gb) Seagate HD (520 MB), Mitsumi 8X CDROM, Yamaha sound
card and a Linksys 10BaseT Ethernet card.
-- Intel Pentium 166MMX with 48MB of RAM, Western Digital HD (4.5Gb),
Maxtor HD (520MB), Creative Labs 8X CDROM, Sound Blaster 64 AWE Sound
Card, and also a Linksys 10BaseT Ethernet card.
** Both systems run Windows 95 OSR 1, and Linux 2.0.33.
Well, I hope this isn't overkill in information, but better more info
than not enough. I realize I could save myself a lot of hassle if I
bought the CDROM from Walnut Creek, but for now I think I'll stick with
the true meaning of FreeBSD. Thank you for your time.
Regards,
John Hinsberger
johnh@mt.arias.net
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