From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Nov 12 12:04:47 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id MAA03697 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 12 Nov 1997 12:04:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from thor.inlink.com (ultra.inlink.com [206.196.96.100]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id MAA03686 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 1997 12:04:36 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from srfpala@inlink.com) Received: from srfpala.inlink.com (palank.inlink.com [206.196.97.120]) by thor.inlink.com (8.8.7/V8) with ESMTP id OAA18731 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 1997 14:04:16 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <199711122004.OAA18731@thor.inlink.com> From: "Robert Palank" To: Subject: Problems with 2.2.2 Install Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 02:09:55 -0600 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I received and attempted to install Free BSD 2.2.2 using a Sony CDROM - - the process failed at different points in the install process! I then re-installed FreeBSD 2.1.0 using the same CDROM Drive and completed a successful install - even had X running but without a Mouse! So Free BSD does install on this Compaq ProLinea 3/25zs with 4 Meg. ( I suspect it wants more memory but X did run in 4 Meg ) So what can be going wrong with my 2.2.2 install? Following support's suggestion, I tried using a 2.2.5 Release Boot and set rel to 2.2.2 and did choice 6 (Minimal). It froze the machine looking for swap space! So I tried a Novice install again with two conflicts in the Active Drivers (psm0 and sc0) This time the install process died at the end of bin, bin/cat, bin/chio(as seen with AltF2. Here is what I know after multiple install attempts of 2.2.2 with the 2.2.2 boot. [wd0s2a 20Mb /] [wd0s2e 30Mb /var] [wd0s2f 87Mb /usr] Attempted a Novice install during which the CDROM drive is read. On Try 1 I got to chmod,cp,csh,date....echo...ln and the installation process died at ln with no error message - just a frozen machine. On Try 2 it died at chmod ( not as far into the process ) At first I thought the problem was a bad CD from Walnut Creek, but their second CDROM has not improved the situation. Doing a minimal install didn't work either! I have no idea as to what to do next and hope to tap the significant expertise of your staff and I await any advice and hope I can maintain a contact with one install expert. Best Regards Bob Palank( St. Louis, Mo.)