Date: Thu, 5 Sep 1996 20:42:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: SMoo <smoo@jump.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD installation Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.960905204039.339B-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <322F7684.5B26@jump.net>
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On Thu, 5 Sep 1996, SMoo wrote: > Hello again > > I seem to be running into a few problems installing FreeBSD onto my > system > > I FTP'd all the files tht the documentation said were necessary, and > proceed with the installation. > > I beet from the boot disk i made with rawrite just fine (so far so good) > I choose a novice install, because i'm truly a novice at the > ionstallation of unix, not at the operation. > > I setup my hard drive with the following: > > wd0s1 /bogus 2047MB DOS > wd0s2a / 332MB UFS Y > wd0s2b <none> 6MB SWAP No. You want/need to split up your filesystems. Configure it using the 'A' option to accept the defaults. That will set up the root, /usr, and /var filesystems and the appropriate swap space for your system. > i'm pretty familiar with unix as i work at the aix helpdesk at ibm > austin texas, so "technobabble" doesnt bother me :) Well, AIX has very little in common with BSD, so you're out in new territory here. 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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