Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 17:05:29 -0400 From: Bob Johnson <bob@eng.ufl.edu> To: db@traceroute.dk, ant@overclockers.at Cc: questions@freebsd.org, nirv199@yahoo.com Subject: Re: FreeBSD 4.6 install Message-ID: <3D2CA199.B68C287C@eng.ufl.edu>
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> Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 16:07:03 +0200 > From: "Daniel Blankensteiner" <db@traceroute.dk> > Subject: Re: FreeBSD 4.6 install > > - ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andreas Ntaflos" <ant@overclockers.at> > > > I have a computer with FreeBSD 4.5-Stable and windows xp. Now I want to > make > > > a clean FreeBSD 4.6-Release install, meaning that I don't update > 4.5-stable, > > > but install via FreeBSD-4.6-mini.iso (a bootable cd-rom). I have already > > > used this cd to install FreeBSD on another computer. > > > Here is the problem: After it ask where the cd-rom, it says: > > > Extracting bin into / directory.... > > > 0% > > > Page fault > > > Syncing disks 33 33 33 (and so on).... > > FreeBSD 4.6 Release has a known problem with some CD drives. See the errata: http://www.freebsd.org/releases/4.6R/errata.html Note that sometimes it causes a panic, other times it simply causes error messages. Try the workaround in the errata and see if it helps. As I understand it, the 4.6.1 Release is intended to fix the problem so that I and others ;) will be able to do an install from CD. It will be out soon, I hope. > [...] - Bob To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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