From owner-freebsd-newbies Sat Dec 16 13:34:17 2000 From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 16 13:34:12 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from goblin.apana.org.au (goblin.apana.org.au [203.3.126.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5316037B400 for ; Sat, 16 Dec 2000 13:34:11 -0800 (PST) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by goblin.apana.org.au (8.8.8/8.8.8) id HAA11989; Sun, 17 Dec 2000 07:33:59 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from dougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au) Received: from roadrunner.apana.org.au(203.3.126.132), claiming to be "roadrunner" via SMTP by goblin.apana.org.au, id smtpdp11987; Sun Dec 17 07:33:47 2000 Message-ID: <003a01c067a9$411b0e40$847e03cb@apana.org.au> From: "Doug Young" To: "Michel Van Simaeys" , References: <000c01c0679d$4d119c20$fae0043e@sky40294> Subject: Re: Trying to install FreeBsd for the very first time. Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2000 07:43:25 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0037_01C067FD.0994AFE0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0037_01C067FD.0994AFE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I don't know that beast at all .... probably none of them roamed as far = from home as Australia :) However I have attempted to install various = renditions of FreeBSD on some of the more exotic hardware & invariably = discovered (presumably) new / hitherto undiscovered "features".=20 If by"portable" you mean some flavor of laptop then I'm not at all = surprised you are getting weird results .... seems most laptop = manufacturers search out the most unusual bits that are guaranteed to = give problems with any O/S bar Win9x !!! Probably the best place to start here (assuming you have the patience of = Job) is to provide the list with a complete summary of what is in the = machine .... VGA adaptor / audio adaptor / IDE controller / motherboard = chipset / RAM / CPU manufacturer / NIC (if installed) / modem as someone = may have had experience with some or all those bits. My suggestion for what its worth is to exchange the thing for a regular = "common or garden variety" box ... preferably one of the generic "built = in someone's backyard" style rather than a Compaq / Digital / IBM / = Fujitsu type one as those are often inclined to be Win9x devotees.=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Michel Van Simaeys=20 To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG=20 Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2000 6:18 AM Subject: Trying to install FreeBsd for the very first time. Dear, Finally I have a portable to instaal FreeBsd 3.3 on. After making the = installation disks, I try to boot from diskette. This is what appears. = After about one minute the system stops with the following statements. /boot.config: -P Keyboard: no - BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.01 I have to reset the machine to be able to continue. I saw in the = documentation an advise on using the 'userconfig' tool; Where on the net = can I find this tool? =20 What is going on?? I have a Echos P133 Portable from Olivetti with DOS 6.3 installed. See you, Michel Van Simaeys ------=_NextPart_000_0037_01C067FD.0994AFE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I don't know that beast at all .... = probably none=20 of them roamed as far from home as Australia :) However I have attempted = to=20 install various renditions of FreeBSD on some of the more exotic = hardware &=20 invariably discovered (presumably) new / hitherto undiscovered = "features".=20
 
If by"portable" you mean some flavor of = laptop then=20 I'm not at all surprised you are getting weird results .... seems most = laptop=20 manufacturers search out the most unusual bits that are guaranteed to = give=20 problems with any O/S bar Win9x !!!
 
Probably the best place to start here = (assuming you=20 have the patience of Job) is to provide the list with a complete summary = of what=20 is in the machine .... VGA adaptor / audio adaptor / IDE controller /=20 motherboard chipset / RAM / CPU manufacturer / NIC (if installed) / = modem=20 as someone may have had experience with some or all those=20 bits.
 
My suggestion for what its worth is to = exchange the=20 thing for a regular "common or garden variety" box ... preferably one of = the=20 generic "built in someone's backyard" style rather than a Compaq / = Digital / IBM=20 / Fujitsu  type one as those are = often inclined to be Win9x devotees. 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Michel Van Simaeys =
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2000 = 6:18=20 AM
Subject: Trying to install = FreeBsd for=20 the very first time.

Dear,
 
 
Finally I have a portable to instaal = FreeBsd 3.3=20 on. After making the installation disks, I try to boot from diskette. = This is=20 what appears. After about one minute the system stops with the = following=20 statements.
/boot.config: -P
Keyboard: no
-
BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is = 1.01
 
I have to reset the machine to be = able to=20 continue. I saw in the documentation an advise on using the = 'userconfig'=20 tool; Where on the net can I find this tool?  
What is going on??
 I have a Echos P133 Portable = from Olivetti=20 with DOS 6.3 installed.
 
 
See you,
 
Michel Van=20 Simaeys
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