Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 22:36:26 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: David Herron <davidh@crl.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installing via PCMCIA/SCSI CDROM Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970911223602.16700K-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <199709062206.PAA06653@proxy4.ba.best.com>
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On Sat, 6 Sep 1997, David Herron wrote: > > HI.. I just got the FreeBSD 2.2.1 from Walnut Creek and am intending > to install on my old laptop computer that's too slow and limited to > run Win95 on but is just fine and dandy for a Unix OS. Says something > about Windows doesn't it ;-) ... > > Anyway I am using the boot-pao.flp that's on the CDROM. During > the boot process it does see the PCMCIA controller (but the messages > disappear too quickly to know exactly what it says other than it recognizes > the existance of the controller). Prior to the main install menu coming > up it asks a couple PCMCIA questions and finds both cards that are > in the machine right at the time (Megahertz 28.8 modem and a BASICS > SCSI card). I go through the novice procedure, answer all the questions > and tell it to start the install. Choose "CDROM" from that menu and it > says there is no CDROM. It does not recognize a "DOS PARTITION" > either. > > This SCSI card worked fine when Win95 was installed on this computer. > > Ideas? You might try a newer PAO floppy. See http://www.jp.freebsd.org/PAO. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major Spam routed to /dev/null by Procmail | Death to Cyberpromo
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