From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Oct 12 1: 0:26 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mailarray.mpx.com.au (local1.mpx.com.au [203.29.192.90]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD827153AD for ; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 00:59:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jmcconnel@optusnet.com.au) Received: from 192(really [198.142.246.147]) by mailarray.mpx.com.au via smtpd with smtp id for ; Tue, 12 Oct 1999 17:59:33 +1000 (/\##/\ Smail3.1.30.13.Y2K #30.35 built 1-mar-01) Message-ID: <000201bf1487$c3e88800$0100a8c0@168.0.100.192.168.0.100> From: "Jarl McConnel" To: "FreeBSD Support" Subject: Installation Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 20:46:31 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF1429.B2D9DC20" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF1429.B2D9DC20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello.=20 I was trying to install FreeBSD on my computer. It is to be installed = on a 4.3gb Quantum hdd, celeron 400, 64mb PC100 sdram, Gigabyte GA-660 = TNT2, Soundblaster 16, Realtek Ethernet Controller, Rockwell Modem = Chip(don;t know exactly which one). I create the boot floppies with fdimage.exe like said, boot off the = kern.flp boot disk, insert the mfsroot.flp and it displays a messege = which reads somethinng like: cannot load /mfsroot input/output error then goes on to load the kernel, but I cannot install (or am doing = something wrong) I have almost no experience with Unix before, and so I dont know if it = is me or something else. Sorry if this is the wrong email address to mail tech support questions = to, but on the contacting page, it said for questions about FreeBSD = email this address. Thanks Jarl McConnel ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF1429.B2D9DC20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello.

I was trying to install FreeBSD on my=20 computer. It is to be installed on a 4.3gb Quantum = hdd, celeron 400,=20 64mb PC100 sdram, Gigabyte GA-660 TNT2, Soundblaster 16, Realtek = Ethernet=20 Controller, Rockwell Modem Chip(don;t know exactly which = one).

I create the boot floppies with = fdimage.exe like=20 said, boot off the kern.flp boot disk, insert the mfsroot.flp and it = displays a=20 messege which reads somethinng like:

cannot load /mfsroot input/output=20 error

then goes on to load the kernel, but I = cannot=20 install (or am doing something wrong)

I have almost no experience with Unix = before, and=20 so I dont know if it is me or something else.

Sorry if this is the wrong email = address to mail=20 tech support questions to, but on the contacting page, it said for = questions=20 about FreeBSD email this address.

Thanks

Jarl = McConnel

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