Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 08:48:32 -0700 From: "Kevin G. Eliuk" <kg@versys.net> To: secure21@bellatlantic.net Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBsd Install problems Message-ID: <39046CD0.62F00B81@versys.net> References: <39038B07.7B16A626@mailbox.bellatlantic.net>
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secure21@impop.bellatlantic.net wrote: > > Hi, > > I am new to the world of FreeBSD / Unix but cannot wait to introduce > myself to it. > > I have designated an older (circa 1992) 486DX2 (PX486P3 motherboard) 66 > Mhz with 8mb of ram machine and novell 2000 - compantible (NIC) > (Linksys). (The machine does not have a CD-ROM drive and AMI 1992 BIOS > does not allow me to install one). Be sure that the cards IRQ and I/O settings are the same on the card as are in the user configuration of FreeBSD. This bit me once. How much disk space was allocated for FreeBSD? > I spent my Sat and Sun trying to install the operating systme but still > cannot get it to work properly. My ftp installs hang after 57% of > completion (this is the best I could do) and my Floppy installs do not > want to execute due to the system not being able to read floppy > distributions. Was this 57% of the "bin" distribution? When it hung did you look for any unusual messages from the second virtual terminal by pressing ALT-F2? If so what were they? > Is it possible to get FreeBSD to work on the above described computer? It is possible, but as I understand it and have experienced it can be way difficult with as little RAM as 8 MB. It may be easier if you can temporarily install more RAM. > (My initial load shows 10 conflicts but I delete all "bogus" devices) > > Any advice you could give me? Hang in there :-) -- Regards, Kevin G. Eliuk Technician | VerSys Communications Ltd. | http://www.versys.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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