From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 19 22:18:08 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 EF19016A421 for ; Mon, 19 Sep 2005 22:18:07 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Viraj.Dixit@CityofPaloAlto.org) Received: from xmail.cityofpaloalto.org (cerberus.city.palo-alto.ca.us [199.33.32.254]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4026543D46 for ; Mon, 19 Sep 2005 22:18:07 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Viraj.Dixit@CityofPaloAlto.org) Received: from xiris.cityofpaloalto.org ([172.17.1.15]) by xmail.cityofpaloalto.org with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Mon, 19 Sep 2005 15:18:07 -0700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 15:18:03 -0700 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Telnet and FTP issues on 5.3 thread-index: AcUPoEqV0OCtYEY2TpmzJXTjZ0NUMCtuNgAgAAOQ7VA= From: "Dixit, Viraj" To: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 19 Sep 2005 22:18:07.0489 (UTC) FILETIME=[0305D710:01C5BD68] Subject: RE: Installing 5.4 BSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 22:18:08 -0000 In regard to the same problem below, I was able to install the system = 5.3 but=20 not 5.4 and only if I use the default options for partitions. I could = not choose my own options to change the size of the /usr & /var volumes. If I = stayed with the default=20 then the system found acd0 to load the base distribution otherwise it = would not load the=20 base distribution or even find the acd0. Any ideas!!! VJ -----Original Message----- From: Dixit, Viraj =20 Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 1:39 PM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Installing 5.4 BSD -----Original Message----- I am trying to install Free BSD 5.4 and I am having all kinds of = trouble. Can someone steer me the right direction. The system boots up = fine and I am going through the process fine. I have my partitions done = fine as the system creates the partitions and gets to sysinstall. At = this point I get an error that says "Unable to transfer the base = distribution from acd0" and that's where it fails. If I say no it goes = further but cannot make the root password change. If I reboot the system = it comes to a prompt with boot and fails. I tried on two systems with = the same result. What am I doing wrong. Also I am making the entire disk = on the system for Free BSD. Thanks, VJ