From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 11 18:19:11 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C0A7D16A4CE for ; Wed, 11 Feb 2004 18:19:11 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp-2.mdc.net (smtp-2.mdc.net [209.251.64.26]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4FA8943D1D for ; Wed, 11 Feb 2004 18:19:11 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from matthew@netway.com) Received: from admin1.mdc.net (admin1.mdc.net [209.251.64.23]) by smtp-2.mdc.net (8.9.3/8.9.1) with ESMTP id VAA38723; Wed, 11 Feb 2004 21:19:07 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from matthew@netway.com) Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 21:19:02 -0500 (EST) From: matthew X-X-Sender: matthew@admin1.mdc.net To: Brent Bowman In-Reply-To: <402C33B7.4000905@vistacraft.com> Message-ID: <20040211211724.X10036@admin1.mdc.net> References: <402C33B7.4000905@vistacraft.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Install on 486 with floppy reboots after mfsroot X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 02:19:11 -0000 On Thu, 12 Feb 2004, Brent Bowman wrote: > > Hello all, I've got a question about the install of the current FreeBSD. > > I am using the floppy install, and I dd (I'm a linux user) both the > kern.flp and mfsroot.flp onto floppies, then I follow the instructions > on this site: > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-start.h= tml > > I get to the end of step "2.3.1.1 Booting for the i386=99" where it > tells to boot the kernel and no matter what I do, it just reboots the > computer! Therefore it looses whatever it tried to put in memory and > starts over again. How can I get it to go to the kernel setup? > > My Hardware: > IBM PS/Valuepoint 486 33MHz > 8 MB RAM > 2 x 212MB HD > 3-COM network card > no CDROM > > Thanks, Any help would be appreciated > This might sound silly, but I would download the *.flp again. I would find two different floppy disks and use those. I think the FreeBSD handbook even says to try it 2-4 times before asking. Floppies are just that bad. Maybe it will help, maybe it wont. Good luck. m > Brent > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" >