Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 18:00:44 -0500 From: Jerry Sloan <gasloan@direcway.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems installing on Sager Laptop Message-ID: <41DB201C.2090704@direcway.com> In-Reply-To: <20050104175408.GB15819@odin.ac.hmc.edu> References: <41DABB14.4010700@direcway.com> <20050104175408.GB15819@odin.ac.hmc.edu>
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Brooks Davis wrote: >On Tue, Jan 04, 2005 at 10:49:40AM -0500, Jerry Sloan wrote: > > >>Hello List, >> >>I am attempting to do an ftp install of FreeBSD release on an older >>Sager laptop. Pentium MMX. I go through the floppy part and when I am >>able to setup partitions it says No Disk found. The boot floppy finds >>the disk as disk1. Any and all help will be appreciated. >> >> > >You're going to have to provide a lot more information for use to do >anything for you. > >Which version of FreeBSD are you using? What do you mean by "The boot >floppy finds the disk as disk1"? Can you see anything that looks like a >disk drive or controler in the dmesg? > >-- Brooks > > > Brooks, Sorry for not being more specific. I am trying to install 5.3 Release over the net. When I boot from the boot floppy to do the setup one of the first things I see on the screen BIOS drive c: =disk1. I'm not sure if a controller or hard drive is showing in dmesg since it moves by so fast, and it isn't being created anywhere. Jerryhelp
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