Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 16:19:14 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Don <don@calis.blacksun.org> Cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing FreeBSD Alpha Message-ID: <199902240019.QAA01873@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 23 Feb 1999 07:39:58 EST." <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902230733330.54911-100000@calis.blacksun.org>
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It's generally a good idea to install the Alpha, not the i386, distribution. You need to install via URL... > I have been trying to install FreeBSD alpha on an alpha I have but the > installation keeps failing late in the game with the following error: > Could not install /kernel > > If i jump to the vty it shows errors during the last 4 items installed > which state: > > cp: 1: Syntax error: "(" unexpected > chmod : 1: Syntax error: "(" unexpected > xargs : 1: Syntax error: "(" unexpected > tar : 1: Syntax error: "(" unexpected > > In any case /kernel doesnt seem to want to go in. > > The machine is one of the infamous alpha station 200 4/233's from onsale > with a different graphics card, 96 megs of ram and a 3 gig scsi hard disk. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > -Don > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message > -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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