Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 11:49:21 +0200 From: Ramiro Aceves <ea1abz@wanadoo.es> To: Nick Wilson <nick@wilson.org.uk>, freebsd-questions-en <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Installation from Floppies Message-ID: <4247D321.5000408@wanadoo.es> In-Reply-To: <4247D070.50303@wilson.org.uk> References: <4247AA1E.3090504@wilson.org.uk> <4247C0AC.7010009@wanadoo.es> <4247D070.50303@wilson.org.uk>
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Nick Wilson wrote: > Ramiro Aceves wrote: > >> Nick Wilson wrote: >> >>> Hi >>> >>> I am trying to install 5.3 from floppies/network and I boot from the >>> the three discs (boot, kern1 and kern2). At the end of this I get >>> the FreeBSD 5 boot screen (about 8 options and the character drawing >>> of a daemon). Taking the default option 1 just starts the boot from >>> floppies process again - how do I get past this screen to start the >>> network setup and install? >>> >>> Many thanks, >>> >>> Nick >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>> >> >> Hello, just curious, how much memory do you have? >> It is not possible to install 5.3 on a 16 MB machine. >> >> Thanks. >> Ramiro. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> >> > That explains it - thanks. > > Nick > If you can add up to 24 MB it should work fine. You can see the problem report PR docs/77304 I submitted. You can see there good explanations of the reasons of the problem, by expert people. Good luck. Ramiro.
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