From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Apr 16 10:30:27 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA23380 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Thu, 16 Apr 1998 10:30:27 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from smokies.amnix.com (root@smokies.amnix.com [207.174.29.6]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA23359 for ; Thu, 16 Apr 1998 17:30:20 GMT (envelope-from warren@cwp.denver.co.us) Received: from warren (ppp-29.dialup2.den.amnix.com [207.174.29.161]) by smokies.amnix.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id LAA22094 for ; Thu, 16 Apr 1998 11:31:50 -0600 (MDT) Message-ID: <001101bd695d$92deec80$a11daecf@warren> Reply-To: "Warren" From: "Warren" To: Subject: Freebsd installation Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 11:31:53 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000B_01BD692B.413144A0"; type="multipart/alternative" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01BD692B.413144A0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_000C_01BD692B.413144A0" ------=_NextPart_001_000C_01BD692B.413144A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi all, my name is Kelly, and I have download to Floppy disk the bin directory and the manpages, = and the doc, I have been attempting to install freebsd on a 486 dx with 12 megs of = ram, I am doing the install from floppy, I have never worked with unix = at all in my life. I am doing this as a teach myself type of project, I made a installation disk from fdimage.exe and boot.flp,=20 mt only problem is I get thro the installation of bin , and manpages, = and the doc, when the computer reboots, it say it can not find boot.cfg, = boot.hlp, and it can not find Kernel. I am not sure what I have done wrong, I have basically left everything = at the default, but still nothing happens, as for the hardware on this = computer, it is pertty much standard stuff, ie, ide hard disk, floppy = drive, internal modem....... I am guessing that the kernel should be on the disk some where, but = during the install, I never did see a message "Installing Kernel to = Disk, so I am not sure how to get it there. Right now it just sit there and loops :))) I would be graful for any help on this. Keep in mind, I have never worked a unix system, I am a DOS / Windows = user. sincerly Kelly ------=_NextPart_001_000C_01BD692B.413144A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi all, my name is Kelly,

and I have download to Floppy disk the bin directory and the = manpages, and=20 the doc,

I have been attempting to install freebsd on a 486 dx with 12 megs = of ram,=20 I am doing the install from floppy, I have never worked with unix at all = in my=20 life. I am doing this as a teach myself type of project,

I made a installation disk from fdimage.exe and boot.flp,

mt only problem is I get thro the installation of bin , and = manpages, and=20 the doc, when the computer reboots, it say it can not find boot.cfg, = boot.hlp,=20 and it can not find Kernel.

I am not sure what I have done wrong, I have basically left = everything at=20 the default, but still nothing happens, as for the hardware on this = computer, it=20 is pertty much standard stuff, ie, ide hard disk, floppy drive, internal = modem.......

I am guessing that the kernel should be on the disk some where, but = during=20 the install, I never did see a message "Installing Kernel to Disk, = so I am=20 not sure how to get it there.

Right now it just sit there and loops :)))

I would be graful for any help on this.

Keep in mind, I have never worked a unix system, I am a DOS / = Windows=20 user.

sincerly Kelly

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