Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 22:33:24 +0530 From: Jayesh Jayan <jayesh.freebsdlist@gmail.com> To: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation problem with Freebsd 5.4 Message-ID: <e8ecf3c00510251003l35a0470sf406ce1f5a0c0b0d@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <435E64AC.5060409@mac.com> References: <e8ecf3c00510250620k648374e1lca149d61d03cc536@mail.gmail.com> <e8ecf3c00510250639xac0f4d3m26b7ec8812e6602d@mail.gmail.com> <20051025135801.GA66887@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <e8ecf3c00510250947p43180627rd34eb8c1d0e6bbe5@mail.gmail.com> <435E64AC.5060409@mac.com>
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Thank you .... I will try it out and let you know the output :) But it is not a proper thing to do ..... anyhow will give it a try .... On 10/25/05, Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> wrote: > > Jayesh Jayan wrote: > > If i install FreeBSD on to a HDD with a good machine where i have > already > > installed freebsd before and then move the HDD to that machine. > > > > Will it work ?? > > Yes, probably, that's definitely a decent idea and worth a try. > > > This is what happens when I try to install freebsd on the machine > > > > I can go till the step of Choosing distribution > > > > After I choose the distribution it starts the installation > > > > it shows transffering ...... in a blue screen with a progress bar. > > > > it then transfers 32 of 33 chunks > > > > and then it comes up with the error mentioned before. > > Sometimes this is simply a problem with the CD being dirty or not being > read > correctly. > > This might also indicate your hardware is a little flaky. The AMD Athlons > are > fine processors, but the earlier AMD K6 and Cyrix CPUs are a bit less > reliable and some contained interesting hardware flaws (like with the L2 > cache). > > -- > -Chuck > >
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