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Date:      Mon, 3 Mar 1997 12:24:02 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Richard Linane <Typh0on@concentric.net>
Cc:        hackers@freebsd.org, questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 2.2 Gamma Install Problem
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.970303122300.20520B-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <331B2045.5460@pop3.concentric.net>

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On Mon, 3 Mar 1997, Richard Linane wrote:

> I am attempting to install from a DOS Ver 7
> 2.5 GIG IDE primary master to a 1.2 GIG Primary slave IDE)
> I select my keyboard type, set the source type for the distribution. 
> After entering the proper drive geometry I am able to partition the
> drive and label using the automatic selection.  
> I select Boot Easy Because I intend to run the two Operating sys's on
> the same system). 
> At this point it tells you there is no turning back.  
> I proceed and about half way through the installation of "bin" there is
> an error and I quote...
> "Write failure on transfer wrote -1 of 1024 bytes". 

At this point, press ALT-F2 and tell us what you see.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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