Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 07:37:28 -0700 (PDT) From: Milscvaer <millueradfa@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Failed installation of FreeBSD 5.4 Message-ID: <20050814143728.99574.qmail@web54509.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <42FCC7F2.7030404@scls.lib.wi.us>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
> Milscvaer wrote: > > I am attempting to install FreeBSD on a Pentium > system > > (133 Mhz Intel). The system already had 4.6 on it > so I > > wished to delete the 4.6 system from the > filesystem > > and install 5.4 onto the same UFS filesystem, > while > > keeping /usr/home in place. I deleted everything > > except /usr/home (which I want the installer to > leave > > in place anything inside there) (and except for > the > > kernel perhaps, but that will get overwritten > anyway > > right by the new install?), and then booted from > 5.4 > > boot disks to install FreeBSD. I figured that this > > should work ok since I have done it before when > > upgrading from 4.6 to 4.9 on another system and > > everything went fine. > > > The install program seem to complete successfully, > I > > then rebooted the system, but the boot process > stopped > > at the boot prompt, making beeping sounds. I tried > the > > installation process again but with same result. > I still cannot boot FreeBSD. After finding that the /kernel file from the old 4.6 installation still exists, I have finally figured out how to delete it. I suspected that that the old /kernel file from 4.6 might be the problem. I deleted it, and then attempted to reinstall FreeBSD 5.4 agian. However, the boot process still stops at the F1 FreeBSD prompt, and beeps whenever i press enter. So the /kernel file seems to not be the problem, especially since now the kernel is kept in /boot/kernel/kernel. I also tried setting the freebsd slice to active. No luck. I would like to try to boot the system on the hard driv e from a floppy. Maybe there is something wrong with the boot record on the HD. Does anyone know if this is possible and how I can do that? FreeBSD 4.6 worked fine on this system. I do not know why i cannot boot 5.4. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20050814143728.99574.qmail>