From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Nov 16 0:49:53 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail2.rdc1.az.home.com (unknown [24.1.240.76]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4246B37B4CF for ; Thu, 16 Nov 2000 00:49:50 -0800 (PST) Received: from CX924133B ([24.15.51.240]) by mail2.rdc1.az.home.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.00 201-229-121) with SMTP id <20001116084950.YYBC29905.mail2.rdc1.az.home.com@CX924133B> for ; Thu, 16 Nov 2000 00:49:50 -0800 Message-ID: <000801c04faa$7ff26300$f0330f18@phnx2.az.home.com> From: "DenDen" To: Subject: Newbie trying to install FreeBsd 4.0 Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 01:52:07 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01C04F6F.D35808A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C04F6F.D35808A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello,=20 I am a newbie to the FreeBsd environment and have just purchased the = FreeBsd powerpack 4.0. I am trying to install the Bsd Os as a second = partition next to Win 98. I have a 700 K7 processor with a maxtor 30 gig = hard drive. I had three partitions on the drive and added a fourth on = the primary where Win. is installed using the Fips tool supplied with = the discs. I then set my Yamaha 8x burner as the primary boot device, = assured the disc was in the drive, and rebooted. Bios recognizes the BSD = disc in the drive and begins booting. It then comes up with " keyboard - = no" and halts the booting. I figured it was my Win 98 keyboard and = replaced it with a generic keyboard and tried booting again with the = same results. I then created a kern.flp and msfroot.flp image with the = fdimage utility. I set the Bios to boot off the floppy, inserted the = kern.flp image disc ( I assured the discs were good by formatting) and = the rebooted. The system halted again with the same error "keyboard - = no". I went back to the books and your freebsddiary.org web site to see = if I can find a solution but had no luck. Is there something I'm doing = wrong or maybe it's my hardware? I'm seeking assistance as to what can = solve my problem. Any suggestions would be most appreciated. Thanks. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C04F6F.D35808A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello,

I am a newbie to the FreeBsd = environment and have=20 just purchased the FreeBsd powerpack 4.0. I am trying to install the Bsd = Os as a=20 second partition next to Win 98. I have a 700 K7 processor with a maxtor = 30 gig=20 hard drive. I had three partitions on the drive and added a fourth on = the=20 primary where Win. is installed using the Fips tool supplied with the = discs. I=20 then set my Yamaha 8x burner as the primary boot device, assured the = disc was in=20 the drive, and rebooted. Bios recognizes the BSD disc in the drive and = begins=20 booting. It then comes up with " keyboard - no" and halts the booting. I = figured=20 it was my Win 98 keyboard and replaced it with a generic keyboard and = tried=20 booting again with the same results. I then created a kern.flp and = msfroot.flp=20 image with the fdimage utility. I set the Bios to boot off the floppy, = inserted=20 the kern.flp image disc ( I assured the discs were good by formatting) = and the=20 rebooted. The system halted again with the same error "keyboard - no". I = went=20 back to the books and your freebsddiary.org web site to see if I can = find a=20 solution but had no luck. Is there something I'm doing wrong or maybe = it's my=20 hardware? I'm seeking assistance as to what can solve my problem. Any=20 suggestions would be most appreciated.

Thanks.

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