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Date:      Thu, 26 Jun 1997 09:23:39 +0300
From:      Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il>
To:        regina hakoopian <rhakoopian@msn.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: installing freebsd
Message-ID:  <33B20AEB.5D8E@barcode.co.il>
References:  <UPMAIL16.199706260309250672@msn.com>

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regina hakoopian wrote:
> 
> I recently got FreeBSD 2.2.2 from Walnut Creek CDROM. It seems that I was able
> to do a partial install.
> When I boot my system (Windows 95) I do get the F? prompt asking for DOS or
> FreeBSD. However, as I follow the steps outlined in the Novice installation, I
> run into problems at the FreeBSD Disklabel Editor:
> There is nothing there to edit!
> When I select 'A', it says, "you can only do this in a disk slice (at top of
> screen)". So I press Q. As I move along the process, I get the messages
> 
>                                                    no root device found
> 
>                                                    no swap devices found
> 
>                                                    no /usr filesystem found
> 
>                                                    couldn't make filesystems
> properly. Aborting
> 
> I can't seem to solve this problem. Do think you can help? Thanks.

What slice did you choose to install on? What is the hardware
configuration? (specificaly, number, types and partitioning of disks)?

Nadav



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