Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 06:12:35 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Derek Schwartz <derekschwartz19@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Installation problem Message-ID: <20100820061235.08600c17.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTi=cL_gXn8B1B12Gz8QtZrM0Lby5h0k5ep1jVC8e@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTiks3u=acnAnQtfyhL=nGeFRa5o2ctfCr5ogOrvy@mail.gmail.com> <20100819071608.130840b4.freebsd@edvax.de> <AANLkTimXa=F%2BN=4fm28OOU_r-b21WsLWiivPzS=q=eYa@mail.gmail.com> <20100820040014.658b8280.freebsd@edvax.de> <AANLkTimRiS_0mtqK5t-cwxxukJguaRkpzxRiQ=V=bkOM@mail.gmail.com> <20100820051254.cc19c3f4.freebsd@edvax.de> <AANLkTi=cL_gXn8B1B12Gz8QtZrM0Lby5h0k5ep1jVC8e@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:58:44 -0400, Derek Schwartz <derekschwartz19@gmail.com> wrote: > hmmm... I've tried the full install... maybe I'll try the boot only > CD... Basically, that shouldn't make any difference. I usually use the full install (1 CD) when building a system from scratch intendedly. Everything that is not on this CD, I install per FTP right from the beginning. But the error message seems to indicate a generic booting problem. You can also try to use the memstick installation variant if your system can boot from USB. In this case, you can eliminate CD or DVD booting problems. > (hate to sound like an idiot) but how do I connect to the FTP > site? That's quite easy, as soon as you're in the sysinstall program: Choose FTP as source, select a mirror near you, and if not done yet, your network connection will automatically be initialized, usually by DHCP, which is a common setting. The sysinstall program does all that for you. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/install-diff-media.html See 2.13.6 here And of course: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/install-media.html See box "FTP Installation Modes" -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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