Date: Sat, 2 May 1998 21:17:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Jeff Wreyford <wreyford@shreve.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, postmaster@shreve.net Subject: Re: Question on FreeBSD install. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980502211605.21194T-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <000201bd7511$55b1c750$140a0080@server1.Smartmart.com>
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Last time this bounced. Postmaster -- please reroute correctly. On Fri, 1 May 1998, Jeff Wreyford wrote: > I am attempting to install FreeBSD Ver. 2.2.6 april, 98, on an HP Vectra > 486/33 machine w/8MB ram and a Quantum Prodrive LPS 270MB disk. I am > following the installation example given in the book.txt file found on the > cdrom. I am doing a NOVICE installation from CDROM using the entire hard > drive with "Standard" boot. I have NO conflicting I/O in the customization > screen just after boot. > > I am using the IDE controller as wd0, a mitsumi CDROM as wcd0c, 1 parallel, > 2 serial and no mouse or network card. I am deleteing all of the other > devices in the customization screen that are not necessary. > > The system hangs when the kernel attempts to create the root filesystem > (Blue screen w/grey text box) > > Text in Grey Box: Making a new froot filesystem on /dev/rwd0s1a Press ALT-F2 here and tell us what you see. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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