Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 21:15:28 +0100 From: "Dhr. H.R. Petru" <H.R.Petru@inter.NL.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Please help me out !! Message-ID: <01bd1adf$d485a740$LocalHost@ppphpetruinter.nl.net>
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Dit is een meerdelig bericht in MIME-indeling. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01BD1AE8.364A0F40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have the freeBSD software for one week, tried to install it several = times ..... but it still does not work. Please look at my problem, I've tried is all, I've read it all (as far = as I know) ...... help me please ..... My problem: I've a Intel Pentium 90 system with 32 Mb EDO RAM, 2 harddisks (both 1 = GB and IDE). I tried to do the following .... Install Windows 95 on the 1st harddisk (C:) with all kinds of Windows 95 = programms. Start the installation of freeBSD from the bootfloppy (by the way; I = have a freeBSD CD!!) and use the 2nd harddisk (D:) completely for = freeBSD. What I did .... - select Novice setup - choose 1st harddisk ..... partion-editor pops-up - no changes are made, choose (q)uit - select the boot-manager - choose 2nd harddisk ........ partion-editor pops-up - select ' a ' to use the whole disk for freeBSD - again the menu :select boot-manager ... what do I choose (I've tried = bootmanager and I've tried :'make no changes', but my problem doesn't change!) - select ' a ' in the 'label editor' and freeBSD setup does still it's = job - after this a couple of more meus .... no problems here !! - freeBSD gets installed on the 2nd harddisk (D:) .............. still no problems .......... after the installation is complete I may reboot my system ....... NOW MY PROBLEM my BIOS starts up ... but after the beep of the floppy drive .... = nothing happens ... no windows 95 ... no freeBSD ... a complete halt ..... not even a = bootmanager or a DOS prompt .... what is to blame ....???? But mostly how do I get freeBSD on the 2nd harddisk (D:) and keep = Windows 95 on the 1st harddisk (C:) ??? Please help me ... I don't know what to do ... Thank you, Hendrik Petru ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01BD1AE8.364A0F40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.71.1712.3"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#c0c0c0> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>I have the = freeBSD software for=20 one week, tried to install it several times .....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>but it still does not = work.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Please look at my problem, I've tried = is all, I've=20 read it all (as far as I know) ......</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>help me please .....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My problem:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I've a Intel Pentium 90 system with 32 = Mb EDO RAM,=20 2 harddisks (both 1 GB and IDE).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I tried to do the following = ....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Install Windows 95 on the 1st harddisk = (C:) with=20 all kinds of Windows 95 programms.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Start the installation of freeBSD from = the=20 bootfloppy (by the way; I have a freeBSD CD!!) and use the 2nd harddisk = (D:)=20 completely for freeBSD.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What I did ....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- select Novice setup</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- choose 1st harddisk ..... = partion-editor=20 pops-up</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- no changes are made, choose = (q)uit</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- select the boot-manager</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- choose 2nd harddisk ........ = partion-editor=20 pops-up</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- select ' a ' to use the whole disk = for=20 freeBSD</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- again the menu :select boot-manager = ... what do I=20 choose (I've tried bootmanager</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> and I've tried :'make no = changes', but my=20 problem doesn't change!)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- select ' a ' in the 'label editor' = and freeBSD=20 setup does still it's job</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- after this a couple of more meus .... = no problems=20 here !!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>- freeBSD gets installed on the 2nd = harddisk=20 (D:)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>.............. still no problems=20 ..........</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>after the installation is complete I = may reboot my=20 system .......</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>NOW MY PROBLEM</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>my BIOS starts up ... but after the = beep of the=20 floppy drive .... nothing happens ...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>no windows 95 ... no freeBSD ... a = complete halt=20 ..... not even a bootmanager or a DOS prompt ....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>what is to blame ....????</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>But mostly how do I get freeBSD on the = 2nd harddisk=20 (D:) and keep Windows 95 on the 1st harddisk (C:) ???</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Please help me ... I don't know what to = do=20 ...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thank you,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hendrik = Petru</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01BD1AE8.364A0F40--
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