Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 12:03:23 +0900 From: "Luke Kearney" <lukek@meibin.net> To: <jseidel@edpci.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Message-ID: <006101c36d11$2bf25800$230aa8c0@MAGOME> References: <49978.63.192.200.250.1062012280.squirrel@www.linuxis.net>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Seidel, CMC" <jseidel@edpci.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 4:24 AM > I'm trying to install FreeBSD 5.0 on my Toshiba Portege 7010CT laptop > (Pentium II, 300MHz, 160Meg RAM, 20G HDrive). > > 4.7 and 4.8 both installed fine, but I was unable to get X to install, > and wanted some of the new features, so figured I'd try 5.0. No luck. > > No matter how I try it, I get the message "Unable to transfer the bin > distribution from <media>". The other distributions (doc, etc.) > transfer just fine. I've tried the following: > > - downloaded and burned CDs from ISO images (downloaded twice, burned > twice to make sure not a media problem); also tried 5.1 with the same > result. > - connect via ftp server > > I've booted from floppy or from the previously-installed 4.7/4.8 > FreeBSD. I'm beginning to wonder if there's some incompatibility that > I don't know about. > > Any suggestions? I've just started trying to use FreeBSD. > > Thanks...jon Can you do an FTP install from either an ftp server on your LAN or better yet from a FBSD mirror close by ? HTH LukeK
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