Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 16:03:12 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: al7oj@customcpu.com Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installing 3.0-R from CD Message-ID: <199811240003.QAA00863@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 23 Nov 1998 14:50:35 -0900." <98112314524802.00439@FreeBSDrulz>
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> I have sat here for about 2 minutes and just watched the "boot" prompt just > keep flashing by. If I type "?" at the prompt, it will access the CD, but comes > back saying that it can't find any files. > How long should I try waiting? If it doesn't work first time, then there's something wrong with your BIOS or CDROM drive, and you'll have to boot from floppy. > Thanks > > > On Mon, 23 Nov 1998, Mike Smith wrote: > >> 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 > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message > -- \\ 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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