From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 25 17:37:00 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30AF116A4CE for ; Sun, 25 Jul 2004 17:37:00 +0000 (GMT) Received: from asmtp-a063f33.pas.sa.earthlink.net (asmtp-a063f33.pas.sa.earthlink.net [207.217.120.149]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 19CB843D41 for ; Sun, 25 Jul 2004 17:37:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from steveb99@earthlink.net) Received: from w072.z064003114.lax-ca.dsl.cnc.net ([64.3.114.72] helo=venice) by asmtp-a063f33.pas.sa.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1Bomvj-0002uv-J6; Sun, 25 Jul 2004 10:36:59 -0700 From: "steveb99" To: "sietze" , Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 10:37:50 -0700 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 X-ELNK-Trace: 61319303532569511aa676d7e74259b7b3291a7d08dfec797f20dffd9ad388efb09f0b511ca58edc350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 64.3.114.72 Subject: RE: FreeBSD Newbies FAK X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 17:37:00 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of sietze > Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 8:01 AM > To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org > Subject: RE: FreeBSD Newbies FAK > > > Hi all, > > Though not new to Unix I am new to FreeBSD. This weekend, after reading up > at lenght, I have done my first installs and I found a couple of > issues. The > installation documentation does not always reflect the exact process. And > after one install the system didn't boot, complaining about a > missing kernel. > Searching the FreeBSD archives and Google showed that more people got the > same error over time, though no solution was provided in any of > the forums. > It turned out to be an issue with the drive parameters. > > Is there any place where I can send the information while it is > still fresh > on my mind so that future newbies will have less probs during their first > installs? > I ran into the same thing a couple weeks ago and not quite sure where to lay blame other than myself. If you been trying to go through the install program a few times it starts appearing like you have done something when you haven't. I was running through an install and thought I had select ALL the packages and finished off the install. Since I had installed before the boot loader was still there, but it had no kernel to load. I went through the install again and made sure the packages were actually selected. FreeBSD installed and everything is fine. You could say it's a cosmetic issue that the installer doesn't echo enough status, or user error. I look at it as being both. Steve B.