Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 15:13:31 -0500 From: "Hasan" <hghodrati@tor.microage.ca> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Unsuccessful installtion! Message-ID: <001501be61c4$7b9ec6c0$8618e79f@hbrc_69399>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01BE619A.91D5D340 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Good afternoon, I have created two floppies using the following command: fdimage ker.flp a: fdimage mfsroot.flp a: Then, I copied all the files from \freebsd\release-3.1\bin to my DOS = partition keeping the same directory structure. Then, I boot the PC = with the 1st floppy and insert the 2nd floppy in the drive when I am = asked. Then I create a native BSD partition marked Freebsd, create the = other partitions like /root, /swap ane etc. From the menu, I choose DOS = Partition as the media to install the software from but the system can = not find the /bin, /swap, manpages, etc on my partitio! I have one disk and have 2 NTFS partitions and a fat partition. Prior = to booting the pc with 1st floppy that I created above, I made the FAT = partition my active partition. as soon as I boot the pc with the 1st = floppy, the native BSD partition becomes active! Is it okay? If yes, = then why can it not find the /bin, /manpages, etc on my FAT partition? I am really frustrated as I do not understand why it can not find the = data on my FAT partition. can someone please help? =20 Thanking you in advance for your help. Many regards, Hasan Ghodrati ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01BE619A.91D5D340 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.2106.6"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Good afternoon,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I have created two floppies using = the following=20 command:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>fdimage ker.flp a:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>fdimage mfsroot.flp a:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Then, I copied all the files from=20 \freebsd\release-3.1\bin to my DOS partition keeping the same directory=20 structure. Then, I boot the PC with the 1st floppy and insert the = 2nd=20 floppy in the drive when I am asked. Then I create a native BSD = partition=20 marked Freebsd, create the other partitions like /root, /swap ane = etc. =20 From the menu, I choose DOS Partition as the media to install the = software from=20 but the system can not find the /bin, /swap, manpages, etc on my=20 partitio!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I have one disk and have 2 NTFS = partitions and a=20 fat partition. Prior to booting the pc with 1st floppy that I = created=20 above, I made the FAT partition my active partition. as soon as I = boot the=20 pc with the 1st floppy, the native BSD partition becomes active! Is it = okay? If=20 yes, then why can it not find the /bin, /manpages, etc on my FAT=20 partition?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I am really frustrated as I do not = understand=20 why it can not find the data on my FAT partition. can someone = please=20 help? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Thanking you in advance for your=20 help.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Many regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hasan Ghodrati</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01BE619A.91D5D340-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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