Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 11:35:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Langa Kentane <evablunted@earthling.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installation problem (newbie) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9904121134290.3957-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <003601be83af$696e62f0$0a00a8c0@cyberzone1.cyberzone.co.za>
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On Sun, 11 Apr 1999, Langa Kentane wrote: > I have been trying to install FreeBSD 3.1-STABLE for the last 3 days. > > Problem is that when it starts copying the bin distribution thingie it comes > up with the ff error: > > write error on tranfer! (wrote -1 bytes of 1024 bytes) At this point press ALT-F2 and report any error messages you see. > I was installing from a dos (fat 16) partition (1.8 gig in size). This must be a primary partition; extended partitions aren't supported for installation. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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