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Date:      Sun, 12 Apr 1998 08:42:10 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Tim Vanderhoek <hoek@hwcn.org>
To:        Gerald Beisch <b1@ncn.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Installing
Message-ID:  <Pine.GSO.3.96.980412083950.2981B-100000@james.hwcn.org>
In-Reply-To: <01bd65cb$ef4e6260$3f2148ce@generic>

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On Sat, 11 Apr 1998, Gerald Beisch wrote:

> I have been trying to install Freebsd without success.After
> learning I had some hardware problems and adjusting them I
> finally got the boot disk to work properly. I have tried to
> follow the directions using option #5 for a Novice
> installation, I inserted the wrong floppy and can't get to the
> point again where I can start installing again. The directions

Put the boot floppy in and reboot again.  If that doesn't work,
the boot floppy may have gotten corrupted --- try rewriting it
with fdimage.


> greenhorn like myself. They don't exactly tell you when and how
> ; making your own kernel, how to set up the hard disk; etc.I am
> tired of using Windows 95 due to several unexpected crashes.

The FreeBSD website, www.FreeBSD.ORG includes useful resources
such as the handbook and FAQ, as well as pointers to books and
other useful resources on the Internet.


--
Outnumbered?  Maybe.  Outspoken?  Never!
tIM...HOEk


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