Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1998 14:36:22 -0500 From: "John Hawkins" <jhawkins@byesville.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Won't install! Message-ID: <000901be2606$b38a5800$0200a8c0@jh400>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01BE25DC.C9E34460 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am trying to install FreeBSD on the 2nd HD (Western Digital) 850 mb = drive in my system. When configuring I have set the whole drive to (A) = use all drive for for FreeBsd and tell it to install from a DOS = partition. I currently have Win95 on the 'C' drive and the installation = sets that I am trying to install in a directory on that drive (the C = drive is 325 mb, also western digital). FreeBsd says that it can't find = the necessary packages but also then goes on to tell me that the = installation was a success! But after anwering all the yes/no questions = it takes me right back to the main installation screen?! I didn't tell = you that this is "3.0_current" =20 I had a successful install of version 2.28 but decided to try RedHat at = which time I wiped the drive and started over. I didn't like Redhat at = all (as a matter of fact couldn't get it to install at all - and this = was from a CD! - the FreeBsd install program IMHO is much easier to use = and allows using DOS formatted partitions, which RedHat marks as 100% = used and WILL not allow you to install over) I'm at a loss and very disouraged. I've been trying to install this for = 3 days solid now and am banging my head. The readme files have been of = no help and I'm doing all that the "Install.txt" is telling me to do! = What gives and how an I fix it before I give up and keep giving Billy = Gates more money - at least his software is easy to set up. = HELP!!!!!!!!!!! Discouraged in Ohio, John Hawkins PS. I have the complete installation set on my Dell 400 (d/l'd it from = FreeBSD.org) but an't access it either across the LAN because it says = that it can't find (or I don't have permission to use?) JH400? The IP = address of this (the Dell is 192.168.0.2) and in the setup screen for = NFS I set the machine that will hold the FreeBSD as 192.168.0.1. All = have a subnet address of 255.255.255.0. The machines recognize each = other (thats how I got the sets to the machine that is HOPEFULLY going = to have FreeBSD on it) under windows3.11 or Win 95. The NICS ARE NOT = the same manufacture but that shouldn't matter. The LAN is hubbed with = 2 other machines working fine on it - though they are using Billy's = software. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01BE25DC.C9E34460 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.3511.1300"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I am trying to install FreeBSD on = the 2nd HD=20 (Western Digital) 850 mb drive in my system. When configuring I = have set=20 the whole drive to (A) use all drive for for FreeBsd and tell it to = install from=20 a DOS partition. I currently have Win95 on the 'C' drive and the=20 installation sets that I am trying to install in a directory on that = drive (the=20 C drive is 325 mb, also western digital). FreeBsd says that it = can't find=20 the necessary packages but also then goes on to tell me that the = installation=20 was a success! But after anwering all the yes/no questions it = takes me=20 right back to the main installation screen?! I didn't tell you = that this=20 is "3.0_current" </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I had a successful install of = version 2.28 but=20 decided to try RedHat at which time I wiped the drive and started = over. I=20 didn't like Redhat at all (as a matter of fact couldn't get it to = install at all=20 - and this was from a CD! - the FreeBsd install program IMHO is much = easier to=20 use and allows using DOS formatted partitions, which RedHat marks as = 100% used=20 and WILL not allow you to install over)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I'm at a loss and very = disouraged. I've=20 been trying to install this for 3 days solid now and am banging my = head. =20 The readme files have been of no help and I'm doing all that the=20 "Install.txt" is telling me to do! What gives and how an = I fix=20 it before I give up and keep giving Billy Gates more money - at least = his=20 software is easy to set up. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Discouraged in Ohio,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>John Hawkins</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>PS. I have the complete = installation set=20 on my Dell 400 (d/l'd it from FreeBSD.org) but an't access it either = across the=20 LAN because it says that it can't find (or I don't have permission to = use?)=20 JH400? The IP address of this (the Dell is 192.168.0.2) and in the = setup=20 screen for NFS I set the machine that will hold the FreeBSD as=20 192.168.0.1. All have a subnet address of 255.255.255.0. The = machines recognize each other (thats how I got the sets to the machine = that is=20 HOPEFULLY going to have FreeBSD on it) under windows3.11 or Win = 95. The=20 NICS ARE NOT the same manufacture but that shouldn't matter. The = LAN is=20 hubbed with 2 other machines working fine on it - though they are using = Billy's=20 software.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01BE25DC.C9E34460-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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