From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 31 14:39:26 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7057C16A4CE; Tue, 31 Aug 2004 14:39:26 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.freeode.co.uk (freeode.co.uk [213.162.123.161]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BE2243D5F; Tue, 31 Aug 2004 14:39:25 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from spam-trap@freeode.co.uk) Received: from lexx (lexx.freeode.co.uk [10.253.253.2]) by mail.freeode.co.uk (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i7VEdNOB010479; Tue, 31 Aug 2004 15:39:23 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from spam-trap@freeode.co.uk) From: John Murphy To: "oscar wicks" Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 15:39:23 +0100 Message-ID: References: In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Forte Agent 1.93/32.576 English (American) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: questions@freebsd.org cc: newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: init: not found in path...panic:no init X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: sub01@freeode.co.uk List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 14:39:26 -0000 "oscar wicks" wrote: >Joseph >and bsd guys: > >hello,i have a very old toshiba t4600c (386, 33Mhz, 200Mb Hd. 8 MbRAM, no >LAN, just serial port and floppy drive.) i supose that that is enough >for mini install freebsd 4.10 , but everything goes fine until toshiba >asks for second floppy (mfsroot.flp) loads fine until machine says : Hi Oscar Check the installation notes for 4.10 at: http://www.freebsd.org/releases/4.10R/installation-i386.html You'll need 16Mbytes of memory for the install and you'll need to make a custom "pared-down" kernel to get it to run in 8Mbyte. Also, there is much more to the installation than what is included on the two floppies, so you'll need a modem and internet connection on that serial port. I'd recommend fitting your HD to another PC and install the OS and build a custom kernel there and then fit it back in your toshiba. We are not supposed to answer technical questions on this list as they are all supposed to go to questions@freebsd.org where all the experts hang out, so I've CC'd this message there including the rest of your message below. Good luck to you, and come back here if you want to chat about FreeBSD newbie stuff (other than technical questions of course). John. >Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt. >Booting [kernel] in 9 seconds... _ > >if i press enter or any key is same... machine reboot (!!!) > >the kernel configuration menu was never launched. >if i want to launch kernel configuration menu, i press space bar and >apears the very basic system prompt : >ok_ > >using lsmod i can see kernel and mfsroot modules loaded, i type >unload an i procceed manually: >insert kernel floppy and say: >load /kernel >then i change to mfsroot.flp and i type " boot " this is when kernel >configuration menu apears, i select skip kernel config and the Device >Probe Results comes, but booting process fails when system trys to >mounting root from ufs:fd0c (...) >machine says: >init: not found in path >/sbin/init:/sbin/oinit:/sbin/init.bak:/stand/sysinstall >panic:no init > >syncing disks >done >uptime: 2s >automatic reboot in 15 seconds - press any key on console to abort > >any clue??? > >please letme know where can i find info for learn howto, or >understand what im doing wrong > >please RE to this mail address: > >oskr690@hotmail.com > >thanks for your help > >oscar wicks