Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 19:34:53 -0500 From: "Mh" <mhardt@morix.de> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD Installation Message-ID: <200010300135.CAA16332@post.webmailer.de>
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--_=_=_=IMA.BOUNDARY.HTML_4963392=_=_=_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable hey kevin, boot from a floppy disk and run fdisk, because i think you have probably= deleted all your partitions. create some new and start freebsd-setup from a bootdisk. installing msdos is useless. i hope that helped bye --Original Message Text--- From: Kevin Chudy Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 19:01:34 -0500 Hi, =FF =FF=FF=FFI have a question about the installation process. =FF =FF=FF=FFI have read the installation material and tried to install it b= ut had a problem. =FF =FF=FF=FFI had downloaded the current stable version and put it on a har= d drive. This drive is my D drive. =FF =FF=FF=FFI installed dos 6.2 on my C drive and booted to it. =FF =FF=FF=FFI started the installation. I followed the instructions and res= olved several hardware conflicts. Those =FF=FF=FFconflicts seemed to be with hardware I didn't have. =FF =FF=FF=FFThe install process started to probe the hardware. It said it m= ight take a while. After 45 minutes with no apparent activity I shut the computer off and on and tried to bo= ot to my c drive again. The dirve was not available. =FF =FF=FF=FFI can boot to a floppy but the hard drives are not available. I= have tried another known good drive and two more drive controllers. I have reset the bios. All to no avail. = I keep getting a message that the hard drives are bad or not there. =FF The PC I used was a working 486-33 so I didn't lose alot but need to fig= ure out what is going on before I try again. =FF Does anybody have any ideas? When the install process says it might take= a while to probe the hardware could that be longer than 45 minutes? =FF Thank you, Kevin =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3DEND FORWARDED M= ESSAGE=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D --_=_=_=IMA.BOUNDARY.HTML_4963392=_=_=_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML> <FONT SIZE=3D"1" POINTSIZE=3D"8" DEFAULT=3D"SIZE"><FONT FACE=3D"MS Sans = Serif" DEFAULT=3D"FACE">hey kevin,<BR> <BR> boot from a floppy disk and run fdisk, because i think you have probably= deleted all your partitions. create some new and start freebsd-setup fr= om a bootdisk. installing msdos is useless.<BR> <BR> i hope that helped<BR> <BR> bye<BR> <BR> <BR> --Original Message Text---<BR> <B>From:</B> Kevin Chudy<BR> <B>Date:</B> Sun, 29 Oct 2000 19:01:34 -0500<BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE=3D"2" POINTSIZE=3D"10"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">Hi,<FONT SIZE=3D"= 1" POINTSIZE=3D"8" DEFAULT=3D"SIZE"><FONT FACE=3D"MS Sans Serif" DEFAULT= =3D"FACE"><BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE=3D"2" POINTSIZE=3D"10"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"> have = a question about the installation process.<FONT SIZE=3D"1" POINTSIZE=3D"= 8" DEFAULT=3D"SIZE"><FONT FACE=3D"MS Sans Serif" DEFAULT=3D"FACE"><BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE=3D"2" POINTSIZE=3D"10"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"> have = read the installation material and tried to install it but had a problem= .<FONT SIZE=3D"1" POINTSIZE=3D"8" DEFAULT=3D"SIZE"><FONT FACE=3D"MS Sans= Serif" DEFAULT=3D"FACE"><BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE=3D"2" POINTSIZE=3D"10"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"> had d= ownloaded the current stable version and put it on a hard drive. This dr= ive is my D drive.<FONT SIZE=3D"1" POINTSIZE=3D"8" DEFAULT=3D"SIZE"><FON= T FACE=3D"MS Sans Serif" DEFAULT=3D"FACE"><BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE=3D"2" POINTSIZE=3D"10"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"> insta= lled dos 6.2 on my C drive and booted to it.<FONT SIZE=3D"1" POINTSIZE=3D= "8" DEFAULT=3D"SIZE"><FONT FACE=3D"MS Sans Serif" DEFAULT=3D"FACE"><BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE=3D"2" POINTSIZE=3D"10"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"> start= ed the installation. I followed the instructions and resolved several ha= rdware conflicts. Those seemed to be with hardware I didn't = have.<FONT SIZE=3D"1" POINTSIZE=3D"8" DEFAULT=3D"SIZE"><FONT FACE=3D"MS = Sans Serif" DEFAULT=3D"FACE"><BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE=3D"2" POINTSIZE=3D"10"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"> insta= ll process started to probe the hardware. It said it might take a while.= After 45 minutes with no apparent activity I shut the computer off and = on and tried to boot to my c drive again. The dirve was not available.<F= ONT SIZE=3D"1" POINTSIZE=3D"8" DEFAULT=3D"SIZE"><FONT FACE=3D"MS Sans Se= rif" DEFAULT=3D"FACE"><BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE=3D"2" POINTSIZE=3D"10"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"> can b= oot to a floppy but the hard drives are not available. I have tried anot= her known good drive and two more drive controllers. I have reset the bi= os. All to no avail. I keep getting a message that the hard drives are b= ad or not there.<FONT SIZE=3D"1" POINTSIZE=3D"8" DEFAULT=3D"SIZE"><FONT = FACE=3D"MS Sans Serif" DEFAULT=3D"FACE"><BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE=3D"2" POINTSIZE=3D"10"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">The PC I used was= a working 486-33 so I didn't lose alot but need to figure out what is g= oing on before I try again.<FONT SIZE=3D"1" POINTSIZE=3D"8" DEFAULT=3D"S= IZE"><FONT FACE=3D"MS Sans Serif" DEFAULT=3D"FACE"><BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE=3D"2" POINTSIZE=3D"10"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">Does anybody have= any ideas? When the install process says it might take a while to probe= the hardware could that be longer than 45 minutes?<FONT SIZE=3D"1" POIN= TSIZE=3D"8" DEFAULT=3D"SIZE"><FONT FACE=3D"MS Sans Serif" DEFAULT=3D"FAC= E"><BR> <BR> <FONT SIZE=3D"2" POINTSIZE=3D"10"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">Thank you,<FONT S= IZE=3D"1" POINTSIZE=3D"8" DEFAULT=3D"SIZE"><FONT FACE=3D"MS Sans Serif" = DEFAULT=3D"FACE"><BR> <FONT SIZE=3D"2" POINTSIZE=3D"10"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">Kevin<FONT SIZE=3D= "1" POINTSIZE=3D"8" DEFAULT=3D"SIZE"><FONT FACE=3D"MS Sans Serif" DEFAUL= T=3D"FACE"><BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3DEND FORWARDED M= ESSAGE=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<BR> <BR> </HTML> --_=_=_=IMA.BOUNDARY.HTML_4963392=_=_=_-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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