Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 14:50:35 -0900 From: "Michael A.Endsley" <al7oj@customcpu.com> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installing 3.0-R from CD Message-ID: <98112314524802.00439@FreeBSDrulz> References: <199811232346.PAA00744@dingo.cdrom.com>
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I have sat here for about 2 minutes and just watched the "boot" prompt just keep flashing by. If I type "?" at the prompt, it will access the CD, but comes back saying that it can't find any files. How long should I try waiting? Thanks On Mon, 23 Nov 1998, Mike Smith wrote: >> 1). the new 3.0-R is fantastic! Great job to everyone involved >> 2). I have a Aptiva E-26 that I have FreeBSD 3.0 installed on. >> With the bios set to boot from cd, I am trying to install 3.0-R onto a new >> HD. The problem is that for some reason, it can't find the kernel. This is >> what I have tried: 1:wcd(0,a)kernel, 1:wcd(0,c)kernel, 0:wcd(0,c)kernel, >> 1:cd(0,c)kernel. Nothing that I type will work so that I can use the cd >> rather than a boot floppy. I have checked the maillists, the man pages, >> the FAQ and Handbook. So far, the answer has eluded me. >> What am I missing? > >Don't type anything at the boot: prompt to boot from CD. Just stick >the CDROM in and wait for it to boot automatically. > >> 3). I had to try several times to get /stand/sysinstall to work after the >> "probing" when I installed FBSD on this HD. For some reason, the probe >> really messes with input from the keyboard. Whatever key I hit while in >> /stand/sysinstall, brings up a small window asking if I really want to >> quit. I checked the errata, but found nothing on this. Is this just my >> machine? > >This is a weird and not-yet-understood bug which sometimes occurs in >sysinstall. We don't know what's causing it, sorry. > >-- >\\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith >\\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au >\\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org >\\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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