Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 14:16:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> To: Jill <mike&jill@earthlink.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org, mike&jill@earthlink.net Subject: Re: Problem installing FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960603141345.15423E-100000@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <31B21C2D.561D@earthlink.net>
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On Sun, 2 Jun 1996, Jill wrote: Try to wrap your lines at about 72-75 characters or so. Your lines are going off the edge here. > from the boot image and then stop with a "Failed to create root distribution" message. > This occurs when trying to install from a DOS drive or from floppy drive (after asking > for the root floppy image). I have followed all "Preparing for installation from xxx" > instructions. Take a look at the ALT-F2 debug output. That may help to isolate the problem. Lots of things cause that error. It disturbs me that it died pulling from the floppy. That usually always works unless the disk image was flawed. Hardware specifics would be helpful too. (hd, controllers, cpu, etc.) > Unfortunately, I think I already know what the problem is. I am using an EIDE > controller card and an EIDE Western Digital 1.6G hard drive and the hardware text files > do not state compatabiltiy with these components. It does not mention Enhanced IDE > drives at all. They're supported just fine. The only limitation is trying to boot when the root partition isn't all the way below 1024 cylinders (520MB). Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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