Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2000 07:43:25 +1000 From: "Doug Young" <dougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au> To: "Michel Van Simaeys" <michel.van.simaeys@skynet.be>, <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Trying to install FreeBsd for the very first time. Message-ID: <003a01c067a9$411b0e40$847e03cb@apana.org.au> References: <000c01c0679d$4d119c20$fae0043e@sky40294>
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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 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4134.600" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>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 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>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 !!!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>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.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>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 </FONT> <FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>type one as those are = often inclined to be Win9x devotees. </FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dmichel.van.simaeys@skynet.be=20 href=3D"mailto:michel.van.simaeys@skynet.be">Michel Van Simaeys</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dfreebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG=20 = href=3D"mailto:freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG">freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG</= A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, December 17, 2000 = 6:18=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Trying to install = FreeBsd for=20 the very first time.</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>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.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>/boot.config: -P</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Keyboard: no</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is = 1.01</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>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? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What is going on??</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I have a Echos P133 Portable = from Olivetti=20 with DOS 6.3 installed.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>See you,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Michel Van=20 Simaeys</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0037_01C067FD.0994AFE0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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