Date: Thu, 18 Jan 96 20:32:00 EST From: djm@bedford.progress.com (David McMahon) To: questions@freebsd.com Subject: installing question Message-ID: <9601182032.ZM16496@zanzibar>
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Hi, I'm trying to get FREEBSD installed from my FAT C: disk. I copied over the distributions from the ftp2 mirror site into C:/freebsd/... A couple of things: 1. In your instructions for preparing for an MS-DOS partition installation, you mention copying the "DISTS" over. If you're getting your files from ftp, there is no "DISTS" label on any directory. Within the RELEASE directory, there are a number of subdirectories, but it isn't readily apparent that those are the "DISTS" nor is it easy to tell which "DISTS" you need to pull down to put into C:/freebsd for your particular installation configuration. If I had alot of disk space I'd just take it all. 2. Another suggestion would be to put the "DISTS" into single compressed files rather than the way you laid out the /bin directory with 40 or so bin.?? files and an install.sh. Also, the tar commands in the install.sh are none like I've ever seen before and they don't work either (--unlink??). 3. I'm also getting the following error with the floppies/root.flp file: DEBUG: Request for floppies/root.flp from DOS /stand/cpio: cannot remove current : Is a directory gunzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--format violated /stand/cpio: premature end of file And the installation program message box: * Failed to load the ROOT distribution. Please correct this problem and try again. (EXIT) * If I'm a complete idiot and doing everything wrong, please tell me. Thanks, -dave
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