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Date:      Fri, 27 Nov 1998 22:45:35 -0000
From:      "Jamie Burns" <mail@activetools.freeserve.co.uk>
To:        <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Installation Problems
Message-ID:  <000201be1a57$d02c6580$2206883e@1>

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Hello..

I am trying to install FreeBSD Release 3.0 from my C: drive.=20

I have copied Release 3.0 into a directory called 'C:\FreeBSD' and it =
has the bin, catpages, compat1 etc. inside of it and the installation =
files inside the bin, catpages etc..

I have made a boot floppy, booted, configured the kernel with my =
devices, made a partition for FreeBSD (some is above the 1024 cylynder =
limit) and let it have the automatic label sizes and mount partitions. I =
have assigned my 'C:' drive to '/dos_c'.

I selected my installation packages and chose my media as a DOS =
partition and correctly pointed it toward my 'C:' drive. I made sure =
everything was commited and started the install. It then complains that =
it cannot find/install 'bin, catpages' etc. (all of them). They *ARE* on =
my 'C:' drive, and I did give it the right drive.

On console 2, it has a few things, including the mounting of the 'C:' =
drive under '/dist'. Interestingly it complains that it cannot find cp =
and ls a couple of times.

What is going wrong? I installed R2 last year fine on a different PC. I =
cannot think of what is wrong.

Any suggestions,

Jamie Burns.

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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Hello..</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I am trying to install FreeBSD =
Release 3.0 from=20
my C: drive. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I have copied Release 3.0 into a =
directory=20
called 'C:\FreeBSD' and it has the bin, catpages, compat1 etc. inside of =
it and=20
the installation files inside the bin, catpages etc..</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I have made a boot floppy, booted, =
configured=20
the kernel with my devices, made a partition for FreeBSD (some is above =
the 1024=20
cylynder limit) and let it have the automatic label sizes and mount =
partitions.=20
I have assigned my 'C:' drive to '/dos_c'.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I selected my installation packages =
and chose my=20
media as a DOS partition and correctly pointed it toward my 'C:' drive. =
I made=20
sure everything was commited and started the install. It then complains =
that it=20
cannot find/install 'bin, catpages' etc. (all of them). They *ARE* on my =
'C:'=20
drive, and I did give it the right drive.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>On console 2, it has a few things, including the =
mounting of=20
the 'C:' drive under '/dist'. Interestingly it complains that it cannot =
find cp=20
and ls a couple of times.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>What is going wrong? I installed R2 last year fine =
on a=20
different PC. I cannot think of what is wrong.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Any suggestions,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Jamie Burns.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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