From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Dec 29 16:35:25 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA05249 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Tue, 29 Dec 1998 16:35:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from inet.chip-web.com (c1003518-a.plstn1.sfba.home.com [24.1.82.47]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id QAA05244 for ; Tue, 29 Dec 1998 16:35:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ludwigp@bigfoot.com) Received: (qmail 17730 invoked from network); 30 Dec 1998 00:35:04 -0000 Received: from speedy.chip-web.com (HELO speedy) (172.16.1.1) by inet.chip-web.com with SMTP; 30 Dec 1998 00:35:04 -0000 Message-Id: <4.1.19981229163051.00a5a980@mail-r> X-Sender: ludwigp2@mail-r X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1 Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 16:35:01 -0800 To: Gregory Igho , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG From: Ludwig Pummer Subject: Re: Inability to set up system In-Reply-To: <3688FA1A.9DCFEB1F@mathsoft.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG At 07:49 AM 12/29/98 , Gregory Igho wrote: >12/29/98 >Dear Sir, >Please be informed that I have downloaded the Freebsd software as >specified but I have been unable to boot . For one thing, my MS-DOS >prompt comes as :"C>windows". How can I change the DOS prompt to >"C>" . I need help in getting started with this wonderful O.S. >My URL : http://www.mathsoft.org. e-mail : starweb@mathsoft.org. >Thanks, >Gregory I . Umukoro >From what you say, I get the impression that the DOS prompt you are coming to is the DOS prompt within Windows. To get to the DOS prompt outside of Windows, either tell it to Shut down and "Restart in MS-DOS mode", or hit the F8 key when you see "Starting Windows 95..." and select "Safe mode command prompt only" then you should start off in C:\. if you don't then just type "cd \" However, I'm not clear on exactly where in the install process you are. Have you made a boot disk yet? From what media are you installing? Have you read the installation instructions and the installation section of the handbook? Post again if you have more questions... --Ludwig Pummer ( ludwigp@bigfoot.com ) ICQ UIN: 692441 ( ludwigp@email.com ) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message