Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 11:27:38 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Matt Evans <bitstream@netpc.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Getting error on installation procedure Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970128112622.12486U-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <32ED76E2.7672@javapc.com>
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On Mon, 27 Jan 1997, Matt Evans wrote: > I'm installing FreeBSD from a DOS Partition, which resides on a Seagate > 2GB Baracudda drive. The DOS partition is 313MB, the rest is reserved > for FreeBSD. > > The problem is, after setting up the FreeBSD slice and individual > filesystems; /, /var, /usr, and swap. I get a "Write failure on > transfer! (wrote -1 bytes of 1024 bytes)" message. After reading a > previous posting where someone used to Alt-F2 to get debug info, I was > able to get a little more info: Did you download these in binary mode? And did you get all the files? That's where it looks like it's sticking. > I have since read that there is a problem with installing FreeBSD from > DOS partitions. ARRRGH!!!! Has this been fixed yet???!!! I would > gather this present a major problem for people installing FreeBSD, if > they aren't loading from CD-ROM. Please help. Not that I know of. I have had trouble installing from certain DOS partitions in the past; I remedied this by doing a FTP install. (I had to fetch the PAO boot floppy so the PCCARD slots would work tho) Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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