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Date:      Mon, 23 Nov 1998 15:46:10 -0800
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        al7oj@customcpu.com
Cc:        freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Installing 3.0-R from CD 
Message-ID:  <199811232346.PAA00744@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 23 Nov 1998 14:28:57 -0900." <98112314415800.00439@FreeBSDrulz> 

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> 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



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