Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 12:18:45 -0500 From: Michael Nix <mike.nix@amd.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: freebsd 2.1.5 installation Message-ID: <323EDD75.216E@amd.com>
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Hello,
I just bought a new PC system on which I am trying to install
FreeBSD 2.1.5. I have a 486 system with an Adaptec 2940 SCSI
adapter, two disk-drives and a CD_ROM drive. The "C" is is 2.1G
for DOS. The other drive is 1.2G for FreeBSD. The CD-ROM
drive is a Plexar-4x.
I am performing the install after booting the machine from a
boot-floppy. The disk-partitioning, disk-labeling, and
distribution-selection goes just fine. But, when data is being
copied from the CD-ROM to the hard-drive, I get some error
messages of the form: Trouble extracting /bin from cd0a. Do you
want to try again? I get a number of the maeesages, and the
installation fails.
I have no problems with the CD-ROM drive for other applications.
Is it possible that the Walnut-Creek CD-ROM is defective?
Could my hard-drive have a problem? Or the most likely case:
Operator error. What am I doing wrong?
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you,
Michael Nix
AMD, Austin
September 17, 1996
12:19 p. m.
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