Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 07:50:11 +0000 From: robert w hall <bobh@n-cantrell.demon.co.uk> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: install for freebsd2.2.5 Message-ID: <QwraUFAz4ME1EwMb@n-cantrell.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980318141723.25141C-100000@pike.cdrom.com>
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Any Info on this please Bob Hall Hi Thanks for this... but alas no joy - returns 'invalid file... mind you the install command doesn't ALWAYS come up on my DX4-100 In message <Pine.BSF.3.96.980318141723.25141C-100000@pike.cdrom.com>, Phil Jenvey <support@cdrom.com> writes >On Wed, 18 Mar 1998, robert w hall wrote: > >> Hi >> I've just bought the Walnut Creek 4-disk freebsd set from stockists >> Microworld in UK and am trying to get up 'install' on my 2nd machine. >> >> System Description >> My main machine is an AMD 4DX100 with 16MB, 2.5GB hard disk, floppy, 4x >> CDROM, ESS sound system, NE2000-clone netcard, running >> Win 95, Slackware 3.3 and a stripped down version (bin files only) of >> Freebsd2.2.5, downloaded from the net. Freebsd-Install runs up OK on >> this m/c (iff I enable EMS). >> >> My other machine is a dumb brother. It's a Cyrix M2-MMX-PR166 in a VX- >> Pro PCI motherboard, with 40 MB (32 EDO, 8 fp), a tiny 130MB hard disk, >> Miro 12pD pci video card, and another NE2000-clone card. There is no >> flopy or CDROM, but the box is served by the DX4-100. The BIOS is Award >> 4.51. It runs DOS6.2, Win3.11 and Slackware 3.3 across the net. I have >> both a umsdos version of linux 3.3 which I boot via loadlin, and a >> system in a separate partition, accessed via lilo. Both vesions run OK, >> though i've seen programmes hole-out via segmentation error when >> something tacky was being attempted. >> >> Problem >> to try to get an installation going on the dumb (Cyrix) machine, I've >> copied across fbsdboot.exe, install.bat and the gigantic 2.8M kernel. I >> also have the 1.457M kernel that comes on the boot floppy (extracted as >> kernel.GENERIC from the freebsd install on the DX4-100). (This >> combination appears to get a system up on the DX4-100.) After enabling >> EMS I've managed to get the Cyrix as far as a partial boot startup but a >> crash out in >> ***fatal error 9 - general protection fault in kernel mode >> the i/p is at 0x8:0xf01aad71 >> s/p at 0x10:0xefbfff98 >> f/p at 0x10:0xefbfffb0 >> code seg = base 0x0, limit 0xfffff, type 0x1b, DPL 0, pres 1, def32 1, >> gran 1 >> proc eflags = resume IOPL=0 >> current process = 0() >> int mask = net tty bio >> >> if I try to boot the smaller kernel I get a similar message (slightly >> different inst. pointer - 0x8:0xf01c7c81) >> >> HELP! where now - I dont really want to have to start moving a floppy on >> to the Cyrix (it isnt v reliable) >> >> (by the way what does the -D option do on fbsdboot) >> >> >> -- >> robert w hall >> bobh@n-cantrell.demon.co.uk >> > >Try using the actual floppy disk image with fbsdboot.exe > >-- >Phil Jenvey >Technical Support >Walnut Creek CDROM > -- robert w hall To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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