Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 05:32:52 -0600 From: Joe Warner <jswarner@uswest.net> To: "Inskip Thomas C." <genopre@intelnet.net.gt> Cc: newbies FreeBSD <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Need ver 4.4 installation help. Message-ID: <39EC38E4.9FEA4B25@uswest.net> References: <007e01c037ed$98128020$6886e6d8@genopre.net.gt>
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--------------60304128B0B22723C7E27BBE Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Tom, Please send technical questions such as this to FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.org. FreeBSD-Newbies is a discussion forum for newbies. We don't ask for help or answer how-to questions here. Also, these links may be of assistance: http://www.welearn.com.au/freebsd/newbies/ http://www.freebsd.org/projects/newbies.html http://bsdquickstart.freeservers.com/nsmenu.html http://heorot.1nova.com/freebsd/ Thanks, Joe "Inskip Thomas C." wrote: > > Hello: I am a UNIX novice! I tried to install FreeBSD 4.4. The > results hold some bugs... still. I purchased a DELL L556cx to operate > FreeBSD. In > installation of the OS from CD-ROM, it found error. I > looked into the manuals and found not find either them or the > problem fix-it. I reset the BIOS to default. It made the three > error > msgs on installation. As follows... BTX loader 100 BTX version > 1.01 console: internal video/keyboard /stand/sysinstall running as init > on VTY0 These error msgs appeared in light gray. The accepted > installations appeared in white text. ----------------------- A flash > menu appeared with the notice > “Starting Emergency Holographic VTY4.” > It only appeared for an instant... ----------------------- In addition I > received a notice that the video terminal in > application during installation was VTY1. As follows... “You may > wish to scroll-lock through the debugging messages > on VTY1 with the scroll-lock feature.” What is wrong. How do > I fix-it? Where is a > reference? Thank you for your time and assistance. > Tom -- FreeBSD = The Power to Serve ..Simply put = FreeBSD Rocks! --------------60304128B0B22723C7E27BBE Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Tom, <p>Please send technical questions such as this to FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.org. <p>FreeBSD-Newbies is a discussion forum for newbies. <br>We don't ask for help or answer how-to questions here. <p>Also, these links may be of assistance: <p><A HREF="http://www.welearn.com.au/freebsd/newbies/">http://www.welearn.com.au/freebsd/newbies/</A>; <p><A HREF="http://www.freebsd.org/projects/newbies.html">http://www.freebsd.org/projects/newbies.html</A>; <p><A HREF="http://bsdquickstart.freeservers.com/nsmenu.html">http://bsdquickstart.freeservers.com/nsmenu.html</A>; <p><A HREF="http://heorot.1nova.com/freebsd/">http://heorot.1nova.com/freebsd/</A>; <p>Thanks, <p>Joe <br> <br> <p>"Inskip Thomas C." wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE> <br><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Hello:</font></font> <font color="#000000"><font size=-1>I am a UNIX novice! I tried to install FreeBSD 4.4. The</font></font> <br><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>results hold some bugs... still.</font></font> <font color="#000000"><font size=-1> I purchased a DELL L556cx to operate FreeBSD. In</font></font> <br><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>installation of the OS from CD-ROM, it found error. I</font></font> <br><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>looked into the manuals and found not find either them or the</font></font> <br><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>problem fix-it.</font></font> <font color="#000000"><font size=-1> I reset the BIOS to default. It made the three error</font></font> <br><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>msgs on installation. As follows...</font></font> <font color="#000000"><font size=-1>BTX loader 100 BTX version 1.01</font></font> <font color="#000000"><font size=-1>console: internal video/keyboard</font></font> <font color="#000000"><font size=-1>/stand/sysinstall running as init on VTY0</font></font> <font color="#000000"><font size=-1>These error msgs appeared in light gray. The accepted</font></font> <br><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>installations appeared in white text.</font></font> <font color="#000000"><font size=-1>-----------------------</font></font> <font color="#000000"><font size=-1>A flash menu appeared with the notice</font></font> <br><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>&ldquo;Starting Emergency Holographic VTY4.&rdquo;</font></font> <br><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>It only appeared for an instant...</font></font> <font color="#000000"><font size=-1>-----------------------</font></font> <font color="#000000"><font size=-1>In addition I received a notice that the video terminal in</font></font> <br><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>application during installation was VTY1. As follows...</font></font> <font color="#000000"><font size=-1>&ldquo;You may wish to scroll-lock through the debugging messages</font></font> <br><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>on VTY1 with the scroll-lock feature.&rdquo;</font></font> <font color="#000000"><font size=-1> What is wrong. How do I fix-it? Where is a</font></font> <br><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>reference?</font></font> <font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Thank you for your time and assistance.</font></font> <br><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>Tom</font></font> </blockquote> <p>-- <p> FreeBSD = The Power to Serve <br> ..Simply put = FreeBSD Rocks! <br> </body> </html> --------------60304128B0B22723C7E27BBE-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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