Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 01:33:43 -0500 From: "Ronald G. Arnold Jr." <rarnold@colemantx.com> To: "Robert Huddleston" <rahuddleston@yahoo.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: INSTALLATION PROBLEMS Message-ID: <001301bfa05b$39d39960$a17b403f@ronaldjr> References: <000a01bfa059$86c2a560$9e8a153f@rob>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01BFA031.4F6C4300 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable If you'll search the archives, you'll find that custom doesn't work, so = use the novice install. More info on your computer would help otherwise. Ronald ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Robert Huddleston=20 To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG=20 Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 1:21 AM Subject: INSTALLATION PROBLEMS Hi I'm trying to install FreeBSD 3.4 on an older machine - which I = dont believe is the problem. I'm doing a custom installation in GUI = mode. The installation is able to setup the partitions and etc ok, but = when it gets to the part where it's trying to extract data from my = CD-ROM, the CD-ROM spins up for a minute and transfers only 1024 bytes = and the screen just hangs. I went to my VTY2 and it shows a line for = Generating /etc/fstab - so I'm asuming my CD-ROM drive mounted okay but = the next line I dont understand CD9660: RockRidge Extension Now I understand the 9660 as in ISO-9660 but thats where it stops. Is = it maybe that the Rom drive I'm using is just really old and doesnt = properly support the media maybe? Its an old either 2 or 4x IDE CD-Rom drive... It did support auto-boot = surprisingly.. Didn't need the boot floppies. Please help.... ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01BFA031.4F6C4300 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If you'll search the archives, you'll = find that=20 custom doesn't work, so use the novice install. More info on your = computer would=20 help otherwise.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ronald</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:rahuddleston@yahoo.com" = title=3Drahuddleston@yahoo.com>Robert=20 Huddleston</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG"=20 = title=3Dfreebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 07, 2000 = 1:21=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> INSTALLATION = PROBLEMS</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi I'm trying to install FreeBSD 3.4 = on an older=20 machine - which I dont believe is the problem. I'm doing a = custom=20 installation in GUI mode. The installation is able to setup the = partitions and=20 etc ok, but when it gets to the part where it's trying to extract data = from my=20 CD-ROM, the CD-ROM spins up for a minute and transfers only 1024 bytes = and the=20 screen just hangs. I went to my VTY2 and it shows a line for = Generating=20 /etc/fstab - so I'm asuming my CD-ROM drive mounted okay but the next = line I=20 dont understand</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>CD9660: RockRidge = Extension</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Now I understand the 9660 as in = ISO-9660 but=20 thats where it stops. Is it maybe that the Rom drive I'm using = is just=20 really old and doesnt properly support the media maybe?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Its an old either 2 or 4x IDE CD-Rom = drive... It=20 did support auto-boot surprisingly.. Didn't need the boot=20 floppies.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Please help....</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01BFA031.4F6C4300-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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