Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 05:25:34 -0500 From: GH <grasshacker@over-yonder.net> To: Srinivasa Rao <srrao@india.hp.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Free Bsd installation Message-ID: <20010710052534.C63415@over-yonder.net> In-Reply-To: <3B4AC85D.F41C6419@india.hp.com>; from srrao@india.hp.com on Tue, Jul 10, 2001 at 02:48:21PM %2B0530 References: <3B4AC85D.F41C6419@india.hp.com>
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On Tue, Jul 10, 2001 at 02:48:21PM +0530, some SMTP stream spewed forth:
> Hi,
>
> While trying to install freeBsd, I am getting following errors:
> "Unable to transfer the bin distribution from fd0, do you want to try to
> retrieve it again"
>
> Steps I followed are:
>
> 1 kern.flp
> 2 mfsroot.flp
> 3 kernel configmenu: visual mode
> 4 quit and save
> 5 /stand/sysinstall Main menu: standard
> 6 FDISK partition editor: A(Use Entire Disk) + Q(quit and save)
> 7 Install boot manager for drive ad0: standard
> 8 Free Bsd disklabel editor: A(uto defauly\s) + Q(finish)
> 9 Choose Distributions: Esc, esc, esc
> 10 choose installation media: Floppy
> at this point I could see some out put like, doing newfs -b 8192 -f 1024
> /mnt/dev/ad0*
> 11 Please insert floppy in floppy drive unit a: floppy having first 5
> binaries, a:\bin\bin*
>
> At this point I am getting above error.
>
Um, do you have *any* FreeBSD floppies?
You probably want another media type (like ftp).
(Note, installing from floppies is bound to be painful.)
gh
> I am using "hp brio ba210" H/W, which supports following features:
> Microtower model, Intel
> Celeron™, 533MHz, 64MB
> 128KB, 4.3GB, 40X IDE,
> integrated 8MB, 56K V90 PCI
> ROCKWELL, WIN98
>
> Can any one suggest the installation process, looking for your help.
>
> Thanks & Regards
> -Srini
>
>
>
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