Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 22:34:37 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: DDAN1955@aol.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: INSTALLING FREEBSD 4.4 ON A PC Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.961106223256.12066R-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <961106210522_1847673897@emout11.mail.aol.com>
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On Wed, 6 Nov 1996 DDAN1955@aol.com wrote: > I own a computer with 486 DX / 33MHz processor, 1.3 GB Hard Drive > that has only DOS and CD-ROM driver installed. > > I am trying to install FREEBSD 4.4 on my computer and I am having all kinds > of problems; > > 1. The installation program does not recognize my CD-ROM drive ( Creative > Labs/ Sound Blaster) on the last step of the installation that asks for the > source of installation. > > The CD-ROM works fine from the moment I initialize the install command > until the last step of the installation routine. Can you explain this? Try hitting 'scroll lock' and seeing if your CDROM was detected. How is the CD interfaced -- IDE/ATAPI or Creative? > 2. As a result I have had to option for installation from a DOS partition. > > I have created a new directory under DOS, C:\FREEBSD and I have copied all > the files under the D:\mists\bin from the CD to the new directory on C:\. ( > minimum required for installation) > > Then I followed all the steps described in the installation routine. At the > end of the routine I have two error messages: They should be in c:\freebsd\bin, c:\freebsd\manpages.... Try deleting the partition and starting over. 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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