From owner-freebsd-newbies Wed Jan 27 08:36:14 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA06315 for freebsd-newbies-outgoing; Wed, 27 Jan 1999 08:36:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from server2.creative-net.net (server2.creative-net.net [12.14.193.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA06308 for ; Wed, 27 Jan 1999 08:36:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jbrown@creative-net.net) Received: from default (e-pm3dial53.creative-net.net [12.14.192.53]) by server2.creative-net.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id KAA29744 for ; Wed, 27 Jan 1999 10:36:00 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <001e01be4a13$98db5e60$35c00e0c@default> From: "J. Brown @ Creative Net" To: Subject: Not understanding what I am doing? Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 11:39:21 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001B_01BE49E9.AE728160" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01BE49E9.AE728160 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have a Compaq Presario 1020 notebook I want to try FreeBSD on, I = figured that I would use the PPP feature (great feature by the way) In = the CMOS it is set on COM 4, 2e8 IRQ 3, (why I am not sure) I get all = the way to the point where I hit the ALT-F3 to go to the term, when I = call the term it just freeses , I can go back to the ALT-F1 and ALT-F2 = but I lose keyboard in the term. Well so I download all the bins (aa - es for 3.0 and aa - cx for 2.8) I = first tried 3.0 on floppies and it gave me a message of WRITE -1 on = either cl, cm, cn, co, cp, or cq. I swith to DEBUG and it says that = GUNZIP : STDIN not in zip (something like that). Ok, I got on my other computer and downloaded the cl - cq again, same = thing, than I download ALL of them again (I wish I had a T1), Same = problem, than I figured I'll create a 60 Meg partition on my hard drive, = copied all the files to their respected directories, same error. Not with frustration level high, I decide to download 2.8 ver. same as = above, same problem? I have no idea what could be causing it? Do you? ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01BE49E9.AE728160 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have a Compaq Presario 1020 = notebook I want to=20 try FreeBSD on, I figured that I would use the PPP feature (great = feature by the=20 way) In the CMOS it is set on COM 4, 2e8 IRQ 3, (why I am not sure) I = get all=20 the way to the point where I hit the ALT-F3 to go to the term, when I = call the=20 term it just freeses , I can go back to the ALT-F1 and ALT-F2 but I lose = keyboard in the term.

Well so I download all the bins (aa = - es for 3.0=20 and aa - cx for 2.8) I first tried 3.0 on floppies and it gave me a = message of=20 WRITE -1 on either cl, cm, cn, co, cp, or cq. I swith to DEBUG and it = says that=20 GUNZIP : STDIN not in zip (something like that).

Ok, I got on my other computer and = downloaded=20 the cl - cq again, same thing, than I download ALL of them again (I wish = I had a=20 T1), Same problem, than I figured I'll create a 60 Meg partition on my = hard=20 drive, copied all the files to their respected directories, same=20 error.

Not with frustration level high, I = decide to=20 download 2.8 ver. same as above, same problem? I have no idea what could = be=20 causing it? Do you?

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