Date: Sat, 10 May 1997 10:39:32 -0400 From: "Paul Missman" <missmanp@milo.cfw.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Installation Problems Message-ID: <9705101440.AA24516@milo.cfw.com>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01BC5D2E.726DAB80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, I am attempting to install freebsd from a dos partition ( I would have = tried ftp, but com4, where my modem is, isn't supported). So far, I've = gotten the freebsd partitions created, and set up the mounts for /bogus, = /,swap,/var, and /usr. I've downloaded all of the /bin files from = ftp.freebsd.org/pub/freebsd/2.2.1-release (bin.aa, bin.ab, etc.) into = c:\freebsd\bin. =20 At the end of the install procedure, it looks like it fsks (?) the = partitions (slices), but when I try to boot from the completed process, = it can't find the kernel, and in fact, says it can't find 0:wd0s3a, = which should be filesystem root, where I would think the kernel image = should reside. Also, the installation process said that there were some = errors, but I have no idea how to switch virtual consoles to see any = messages, so I have no idea what might not have completed. For your info, I'm doing this on a system with win95 and freebsd sharing = a 2.5Gig drive. Partitions and slices are as follows: wd0s1 FAT wd0s2 Extended wd0s3 freebsd wd0s1 /bogus wd0s3a / wd0s3b swap wd0s3e /var wd0s3f /usr That's about all I know at this point. BTW, I skipped kernel = configuration, assuming that if the kernel off the floppy image booted, = it was ok for me to use. Also, I have no idea what the options are for = the boot process. Thanks for any help you can give me. Paul Missman P.S. Processor is an AMD K5-133 (Pentium Clone). ------=_NextPart_000_01BC5D2E.726DAB80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"Trident 4.71.0544.0"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello,</FONT> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am attempting to install freebsd from a = dos=20 partition ( I would have tried ftp, but com4, where my modem is, isn't=20 supported). So far, I've gotten the freebsd partitions created, and set = up the=20 mounts for /bogus, /,swap,/var, and /usr. I've downloaded all of the = /bin files=20 from ftp.freebsd.org/pub/freebsd/2.2.1-release (bin.aa, bin.ab, etc.) = into=20 c:\freebsd\bin. </FONT> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>At the end of the install procedure, it = looks like it=20 fsks (?) the partitions (slices), but when I try to boot from the = completed=20 process, it can't find the kernel, and in fact, says it can't find = 0:wd0s3a,=20 which should be filesystem root, where I would think the kernel image = should=20 reside. Also, the installation process said that there were some = errors, but I=20 have no idea how to switch virtual consoles to see any messages, so I = have no=20 idea what might not have completed.</FONT> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>For your info, I'm doing this on a system = with win95=20 and freebsd sharing a 2.5Gig drive. Partitions and slices are as=20 follows:</FONT> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>wd0s1 FAT</FONT> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>wd0s2 Extended</FONT> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>wd0s3 freebsd</FONT> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>wd0s1 /bogus</FONT> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>wd0s3a /</FONT> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>wd0s3b swap</FONT> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>wd0s3e /var</FONT> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>wd0s3f /usr</FONT> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>That's about all I know at this point. = BTW, I=20 skipped kernel configuration, assuming that if the kernel off the floppy = image=20 booted, it was ok for me to use. Also, I have no idea what the options = are for=20 the boot process.</FONT> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks for any help you can give = me.</FONT> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Paul Missman</FONT> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>P.S. Processor is an AMD K5-133 (Pentium = Clone).</FONT> <P><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </P> </BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_01BC5D2E.726DAB80--
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