Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 21:33:45 +1000 From: "Jarl McConnel" <jmcconnel@optusnet.com.au> To: "FreeBSD Support" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Installation Message-ID: <000901bf13dc$7bbed4e0$0200a8c0@callum>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF1430.4C45ECE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello.=20 I was trying to install FreeBSD on my computer. It is to be installed = on a 4.3gb Quantum hdd, celeron 400, 64mb PC100 sdram, Gigabyte GA-660 = TNT2, Soundblaster 16, Realtek Ethernet Controller, Rockwell Modem = Chip(don;t know exactly which one). I create the boot floppies with fdimage.exe like said, boot off the = kern.flp boot disk, insert the mfsroot.flp and it displays a messege = which reads somethinng like: cannot load /mfsroot input/output error then goes on to load the kernel, but I cannot install (or am doing = something wrong) I have almost no experience with Unix before, and so I dont know if it = is me or something else. Sorry if this is the wrong email address to mail tech support questions = to, but on the contacting page, it said for questions about FreeBSD = email this address. Thanks Jarl McConnel ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF1430.4C45ECE0 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 5.00.2614.3500" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I was trying to install FreeBSD on my=20 computer. It is to be installed on a 4.3gb Quantum = hdd, celeron 400,=20 64mb PC100 sdram, Gigabyte GA-660 TNT2, Soundblaster 16, Realtek = Ethernet=20 Controller, Rockwell Modem Chip(don;t know exactly which = one).</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I create the boot floppies with = fdimage.exe like=20 said, boot off the kern.flp boot disk, insert the mfsroot.flp and it = displays a=20 messege which reads somethinng like:</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>cannot load /mfsroot input/output=20 error</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>then goes on to load the kernel, but I = cannot=20 install (or am doing something wrong)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have almost no experience with Unix = before, and=20 so I dont know if it is me or something else.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sorry if this is the wrong email = address to mail=20 tech support questions to, but on the contacting page, it said for = questions=20 about FreeBSD email this address.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jarl = McConnel</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01BF1430.4C45ECE0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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