From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jun 8 20:47:19 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from andromeda. (www.digitalimage.md [209.26.120.205]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 7454F14E6D for ; Tue, 8 Jun 1999 20:47:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from admin@wholesalehosting.com) Received: from uyrgfcgg by andromeda. (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id XAA10208; Tue, 8 Jun 1999 23:50:15 -0400 Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 23:37:54 -0500 From: "WholesaleHosting.com" To: Frank Cameron Cc: freebsd-questions Subject: Re: Initial Install In-Reply-To: <19990608212742.47946.qmail@hotmail.com> References: <19990608212742.47946.qmail@hotmail.com> Message-Id: <3696DD22212.3833ADMIN@domains.md> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Becky! ver 1.24 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Someone suggested that to me in passing.. but suggested 'boot -v' - I was inable to figure out how to do that... There is no operating system on the HD because I can't get this one on. It seems as If i'd have to have had a working system to boot from a hard drive.. but I am so new to this.. i'm still having a hard time dealing with the work kernal.. so.. But thanks for the tip. any more? > Have you tried booting the kernel from the harddrive into kernel config mode > ('boot -c'?) and re-resolving conflicts? That may enable you get in and > build a working custom kernel. > > Frank > > >From: "WholesaleHosting.com" > >To: FreeBSD-ISP > >Subject: Initial Install > >Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 14:42:22 -0500 > . . . > >I've installed freebsd 3.1 on two other machines with virtually no > >problems. I don't really understand yet how much works.. > >Upon installing it on my last computer, an IBM Aptiva, I find myself unable > >to even get thru the install. > >I boot from .flp disks and config kernal to resolve conflicts, then > >install.. then ports.. then reboot... I never get past the reboot > >because it freezes up while scroling the stuff it scrolls when you boot. > > > >The last thing i see is > > plip0: on ppbus 0 > >and.. freeze... I have to reboot with the /flp disc's and re install... > >only to have to start all over 45 minutes later for the same reasons. > > > >Mhouser > >Sorry of this was the wrong domo to mail to - its the only one I could > >remember. > > > >Mhouser > >mhouser@wholesalehosting.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message