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Date:      Thu, 7 Nov 1996 11:55:34 +0000 ()
From:      "G. Cabrales" <gcabrale@zarbi.uscpc.unal.edu.co>
To:        "G. Cabrales" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: INSTALLING FREEBSD 4.4 ON A PC
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.961107114810.202A-100000@zarbi.uscpc.unal.edu.co>
In-Reply-To: <961106210522_1847673897@emout11.mail.aol.com>

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On Wed, 6 Nov 1996 DDAN1955@aol.com wrote:

> NEED HELP TO INSTALL FREEBSD..........
>=20
>=20
> I own a computer with 486 DX / 33MHz processor, 1.3 GB Hard Drive
> that has only DOS and CD-ROM driver installed.
>=20
> I am trying to install FREEBSD 4.4 on my computer and I am having all kin=
ds
> of problems;
>=20
> 1. The installation program does not recognize my CD-ROM drive ( Creative
> Labs/ Sound Blaster) on the last step of the installation that asks for t=
he
> source of installation.

Attach the cdrom directly to the first IDE CONTROLLER jumpered as slave,=20
not to the SB card.

>=20
> The CD-ROM works fine from the moment I initialize the =93install=94 comm=
and
> until the last step of the installation routine.
>=20
> 2. As a result I have had to option for installation from =93 a DOS parti=
tion=94.
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> I have created a new directory under DOS, C:\FREEBSD and I have copied al=
l
> the files under the D:\mists\bin from the CD to the new directory on C:\.=
 (
> minimum required for installation)
Be sure when you make the root partition, this must be in the first 450=20
MB of your hard disk, the another partitions could be after this.

>=20
> Then I followed all the steps described in the installation routine. At t=
he
> end of the routine I have two error messages:
>=20
> =09=09- the system can not find some other bin.... files - which I have c=
orrected
> by going back and copy                               from the CD into the
> hard drive; I think I have  corrected since the file name not found is
> changing                               after a copy the previous ones; it
> does not seem to be a problem and eventually they all =09=09=09  will be =
copied.
>=20
> =09=09- the second message is that the installation routine could not fin=
d the
> Kernel image file.
Again, the problem: the root nd boot partition must be in your first 450=20
Mb of your HD unit.

>=20
> I have ignored the message and I finished installation; at the end the la=
st
> message is that I will not be able to boot from the hard drive.
>=20
> 3. Booting from the system from the hard drive brings up the boot
> initialization routine over and over and the boot will not go any further=
.
Of course, no kernel found in the boot partition

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> Booting from a boot diskette is even worst; the boot routine goes into a =
hard
> drive check that never ends. ( it checks cylinders and heads ... that get=
s
> stuck on cylinder 46).
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> I can use all the help I can get......
>=20
> Thanks=20
> Dan
>=20
>=20
ok... bye.

G. Cabrales



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