Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 13:47:27 -0500 From: Christopher Michaels <ChrisMic@clientlogic.com> To: 'Alaric & Tammy' <apratt@crcwnet.crcwnet.com> Cc: "FreeBSD Questions (E-mail)" <questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: RE: cant install your easy to install os Message-ID: <6C37EE640B78D2118D2F00A0C90FCB4401105D36@site2s1>
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Honestly I'm not sure. Is anything else on this drive other than BSD? If not try disabling the LBA and see if it helps. And again, during the installation, are there any error messages listed when you press ALT-F4? What do you mean, the drive is the only drive BSD won't boot from? The reason it won't boot is because the kernel is never written to the disk. It's not so much a booting problem, as it is a problem with the install not being to install properly in the 1st place. Also, PLEASE cc: any replies to Questions@FreeBSD.Org as someone else may notice something I don't. -Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: Alaric & Tammy [SMTP:apratt@crcwnet.crcwnet.com] > Sent: Monday, November 01, 1999 1:33 PM > To: Christopher Michaels > Subject: Re: cant install your easy to install os > > Thanks for your Help > Yes the partition is in the 1st 1024 but I have BIOS set to LBA could the > LBA Be causing the Write problem. > I am Starting the install process from the floppy boot I have made > several > sets and have tried two different cd sets from walnut creek freebsd 2.2.6 > and 2.2.7. So I doubt if the both cds are bad. Does bsd have any > problems > writing to the MBR if there is already something on it or does it just > overwrite what ever is there? The hard drive is only drive were bsd will > not > boot from. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Christopher Michaels <ChrisMic@clientlogic.com> > To: 'Alaric & Tammy' <apratt@crcwnet.crcwnet.com> > Cc: <FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Saturday, October 30, 1999 6:09 AM > Subject: RE: cant install your easy to install os > > > > Um.. there's a search engine at http://www.FreeBSD.org/search/ > > > > Where is the partition located on the hd, that you are installing to? > is > it > > in the 1st 1024 cylinders? (probably but I'm asking). > > > > Are you using floppies, or are you booting from the CDROM? If you are > using > > floppies, make a new set, the ones you have may be bad. If you are > booting > > from CDROM, the cd may be bad. > > > > When all this happens (error messages) what does it say on the screen if > you > > press ALT-F4? > > > > Hopefully some of these questions will help troubleshoot why you are > having > > trouble installing FreeBSD. > > > > -Chris > > > > P.S. Please CC: all replies to the mailing list. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Alaric & Tammy [SMTP:apratt@crcwnet.crcwnet.com] > > > Sent: Monday, October 25, 1999 9:55 PM > > > To: FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > > Subject: cant install your easy to install os > > > > > > I am bought the four disk set and the book from walnut creek. The book > is > > > not very much help execpt for line alot of people just give up on > > > installing feebsd, and on the front of the book it says easy to > intall. > > > I have spent on you guys an have no got much out it. I need some help! > > > > > > I get the message "write failure on transfer every so often". > > > But at the end I get the message "can't find kernal image to link on > the > > > root file system." You are going to have a hard time booting the hard > > > drive > > > I am afraid. Then when I try to start the system I get to the prompt > > > "F1...BSD" > > > "EFUALT F?" > > > I Press F1 and get the message > > > "cant find kernal" > > > > > > then the message > > > "then I get the message Boot default: 0:wd(0,a)kernal" > > > over and over and over and over etc. > > > I tried to install the the system six times today and the day is over. > I > > > am > > > ready to give up. > > > It Gives me the "can't find kernal image to link on the root file > system." > > > You are going to have a hard time booting the hard drive I am afraid." > at > > > the end of a long install. > > > Where can I find some documentaion on this problem and how to fix it? > You > > > dont have a search engine like novells tech assistance. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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