Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 10:28:20 -0600 From: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> To: Francesco Pistolesi <franciskom@tin.it> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: - Installation - Message-ID: <4055D9A4.1050109@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <000801c40aa5$9cd45820$de9f3152@a369sgxkbkzpj8> References: <000801c40aa5$9cd45820$de9f3152@a369sgxkbkzpj8>
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Francesco Pistolesi wrote: >Hi, I'm an italian user. > >Yesterday I've tried to install FreeBSD in an old and empty 486. >I've downloaded the floppies and I've made the images >kern.flp e mfsroot.flp . > >I've switched-on the pc with kern.flp floppy inside.... >at a point the computer has asked to insert mfsroot..... > >After a few minutes I've seen on the screen: > > > >>>FreeBSD/i386 BOOT >>> >>> >Default: 0:fd(0,a)/boot/loader >boot: > >e poi > > > >>>FreeBSD/i386 BOOT >>> >>> >Default: 0:fd(0,a)/kernel >boot: >No kernel > >What I have to do to continue? >I've an HD and a floppy....no a CD-Rom reader.... >BOOT see the units as >disk0 --> floppy >disk1 --> hard disk > >I've read that the relationship between BIOS and FreeBSD about the units is different. >I need to know how I can continue the installation and what is the function of the image >boot.flp of 2,8 Mb and finally, what I need apart the floppies >kern >mfsroot > >Thanks a lot > > No expert here, but I've received similar errors, and trashing that floppy in favor of another (new) one usually helped. YMMV, of course... Kevin Kinsey DaleCo, S.P.
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