Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 01:06:29 -0600 From: Randy DuCharme <randyd@nconnect.net> To: nferris@spider.innercite.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: not working Message-ID: <32F04875.2781E494@nconnect.net> References: <32F03A90.364D@spider.innercite.com>
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Nathan Ferris wrote: > > Hello, > I'm trying to install FreeBSD onto a 486/DX2 - 66. I have two hard > drives (both IDE): C: = 400 Megs, D: = 1.6GB. I downloaded all of the > bin files from the 2.1.6 release plus all of the manpages files. I also > got fips, rawrite, restorrb, bootinst, and boot.flp. I used rawrite to > copy the boot.flp image to a 3.5 1.44 MB floppy. Then I tried to boot > off the floppy. Didn't work. SO then I used Fips to partition my D: > (1.6GB) hard drive. Didn't work. Used Bootinst. DIdn't work. DId the > same thing to the C: drive. Didn't work. I have downloaded the boot > image twice and rawritten it twice, but it still doesn't work. Can > anyone help me? Thanks > > Nathan Ferris > nferris@spider.innercite.com What do you mean 'didn't work'?? Did it try to boot? What messages did you get? HOW did you partition your drive(s) (ie: first partition = 20M for DOS, 2nd partition = 100M for Windows95 etc etc). Try to be specific about the details -- Randall D. DuCharme email: randyd@nconnect.net
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