Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1997 11:19:20 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: sweeting@tm.net.my Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help pls : "Can't find Kernel image." ? (also : freebsd and Compaq Aero 4/33 ?) Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970225111719.5297J-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <v01540b16af38c6c02c87@[111.111.111.110]>
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On Wed, 26 Feb 1997 sweeting@tm.net.my wrote: > I am having problems installing FreeBSD 2.1.6 on a 486/sx33 compaq aero. > Since it uses external PCMCIA floppy drive, i have created a DOS partition > and have the entire /freebsd/bin installation directory there. > Everything seems to go ok with the Novice installation until i get the > following error : > > "can't find kernel image to link to on the root file system. you're going to > have a hard time getting the sustemt to boot from the HD, i'm afraid" Somehow all of bin didn't make it. Try reinstalling, and make sure you get all the bin files. also make sure you use binary mode and that they area ll the same size except the last one. 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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