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On Fri, 15 Mar 1996, Derek Conrad wrote:

> Hello, I have an ATT 6386E WGS currently running System V R 3.
> I am upgrading to freebsd, but for some reason the installation fails as 
> it is trying to make a new root file system.. I am trying to install thru 
> ethernet, using an ne2000 base2 card. Any tips?

Did you try deleting the old SVR3 partitions first?

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major