From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 3 01:20:29 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F16B416A4CE for ; Tue, 3 Feb 2004 01:20:28 -0800 (PST) Received: from sage.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 11A8D43D48 for ; Tue, 3 Feb 2004 01:20:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from thought.org (root@tao [10.0.0.247]) by sage.thought.org (8.12.9/8.11.4) with ESMTP id i139KMVX008305 for ; Tue, 3 Feb 2004 01:20:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by thought.org (8.12.6/8.11.3) id i139KO45006760 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Tue, 3 Feb 2004 01:20:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline) Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 01:20:24 -0800 From: Gary Kline To: FreeBSD Mailing List Message-ID: <20040203092024.GA6708@tao.thought.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: Observing 17 years of service to the Unix community User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1i Subject: floppy install keeps failing. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2004 09:20:29 -0000 Folks, A few weeks ago I ftp'd the following flopping of 5.2 to due a network sysinstall of a new upgraded HP Kayak. 53 -rw-r--r-- 1 kline wheel 53640 Jan 6 22:58 README.TXT 1448 -rw------- 1 kline wheel 1474560 Jan 6 22:53 drivers.flp 1448 -rw------- 1 kline wheel 1474560 Jan 6 22:55 fixit.flp 1448 -rw------- 1 kline wheel 1474560 Jan 6 22:50 kern.flp 1448 -rw------- 1 kline wheel 1474560 Jan 6 22:52 mfsroot.flp pf 0:52 [5118] I should mention that aside from my 4mm SCSI tape drive, I'm converting the Kayak to all-IDE. I don't see how this could make any difference in my floppy/network install failing. First, I insert kern.flp and boot. What happens has never happened before in the from-scratch floppy installs I've done over the years. I finally see printed to the screen an error message concerning "error 16 lba 128 "NO /boot/loader" this followed by the floppy attempt to find a kernel. Something like "Default 0(0,a)/kernel boot: error 16 lba 128" Note that prev. installs of RH-8.0 were done by CDROM, and upgrded over the net. tHis box will be my new DNS server and will be loaded for bear! ...Well, if i ever get 5.2 installed.... Anybody have any clue where I've gon so terribly wrong!?? thanks for any ideas, gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix