Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 13:00:21 +0200 From: "Patrick O'Reilly" <patrick@mip.co.za> To: <so@server.i-clue.de> Cc: "FreeBSD Question List" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Install problems on Compaq Message-ID: <NDBBIMKICMDGDMNOOCAIGEFMCPAA.patrick@mip.co.za> In-Reply-To: <3B540348.9B86124C@i-clue.de>
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Christoph,
Thanks for the response, but I think something else is wrong.
It has installed enough for the boot loader to attempt to load the kernel,
then it dies saying:
can't load 'kernel'
At the 'ok' prompt I type 'lsdev' and it tells me:
disk1: BIOS drive C:
disk1s1a: FFS 128MB
disk1s1b: swap 128MB
disk1s1e: FFS 1758MB
ok
What's that you say about the RAM Disk not big enough? Is their something I
can do about that? The PC has 32Mb RAM.
Thanks,
Patrick.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Christoph Sold
Sent: 17 July 2001 11:20
To: Patrick O'Reilly
Cc: FreeBSD Question List
Subject: Re: Install problems on Compaq
Patrick O'Reilly schrieb:
>
> Help?
>
> I'm trying to install 4.2 on an old Compaq Deskpro. When trying to write
> /bin and /src, etc from the CD I get errors saying that -1 bytes were
> written ?!?
Disk full error, isn't it? Either your partitions are too small, or your
RAM disk is not big enough to unpack some binaries.
> This same CD has been used to install a dozen other PCs without a hitch!
> Does anyone know if there is anything special about old Compaq Deskpros
(It
> is a 200 MMX processor).
It would do that, too. Repartition again, and keep an eye to partition
sizes. On old boxes, choosing default (automatic) partition sizes causes
some pretty crazy results.
HTH
-Christoph Sold
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