Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2000 14:21:32 -0500 From: "Donald J . Maddox" <dmaddox@sc.rr.com> To: Artem Koutchine <matrix@ipform.ru> Cc: vinod thomas <cyberdude7791@yahoo.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: booting problem Message-ID: <20001217142132.A10031@cae88-102-101.sc.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <001f01c0685b$80a84d40$0c00a8c0@ipform.ru>; from matrix@ipform.ru on Sun, Dec 17, 2000 at 09:59:12PM %2B0300 References: <20001217183603.18743.qmail@web4303.mail.yahoo.com> <001f01c0685b$80a84d40$0c00a8c0@ipform.ru>
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Just download ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/tools/osbsbeta.exe and install it from DOS mode. MUCH simpler. On Sun, Dec 17, 2000 at 09:59:12PM +0300, Artem Koutchine wrote: > Now this is not good. Here is an advise: Keep the first install > CD somewhere around or make FIX-IT floppies after > installation. This can save you some headaches in the future. > > Well, now. You need to get a boot floppy. I THINK the install > floppies could do the job. You might go to > ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ > then choose your release > go into ./floppies > download two *.flp files: > > kern.flp > mfsroot.flp > > here you will also find README file which says how > to use the flp files. > > and one utility to write the floppy images on the floppy > which is located (relative to the floppies dir): > ../tools/fdimage.exe > > that's it. Now you cannot miss. Just be carefull with what > you do to the disk and don't destroy the filesystems. > > > The other alternative is to swap the drive: e.g. reconnect > the FreeBSD drive as primary master and see of it boots, > if not, you might use some other tool, say, Norton Dist Editor. > If you don't have one - go back to the floppies. If you got you > FreeBSD boot, then you could run /stand/sysinstall right there and > what what i said. You could also try switching the first boot > device in the BIOS (make it D:) and see what happens. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "vinod thomas" <cyberdude7791@yahoo.com> > To: "Artem Koutchine" <matrix@ipform.ru> > Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2000 9:36 PM > Subject: Re: booting problem > > > > dear sir, > > but theres another problem- i dont have the > > freebsd cd now.could u give me another alternative or > > a site in the web where i could download the necessary > > files required for it. > > if so kindly specify the files and the site where i > > could download it. > > thanking you for your advice > > regards, > > vinod > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. > > http://shopping.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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