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Date:      Tue, 4 Nov 2003 15:54:07 +0100 (CET)
From:      Peter Ulrich Kruppa <root@pukruppa.de>
To:        Nic Bergen <NicBergen@netscape.net>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBsd , I REALLY need some help :-)
Message-ID:  <20031104154754.P715@pukruppa.net>
In-Reply-To: <3FA79FCC.6020105@netscape.net>
References:  <3FA79FCC.6020105@netscape.net>

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On Tue, 4 Nov 2003, Nic Bergen wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to install freebsd on an old i486 (75mhz) with 40mb ram
> I have two harddrives 260 and 349mb.
First of all: it is absolutely possible to install a basic
FreeBSD on this kind of hardware. I never had any problems with
mitsumi cd-drives.
Do you have a possibility to check if the cd drive still works
correctly? (Perhaps with windows or on a different machine?)

Regards,

Uli.

> I am booting with the kern and mfsroot floppies.
> I can get everything right and working following the documentation on
> the site up to making the root,swap,...etc.
> But when I finish this and the installation begins I get an error about
> no such device or media.
> It appears that the program can't find my cd-rom drive.
> It is a rather old 24x mitsumi cd-rom drive and it is set as slave to
> the primary harddrive.
>
> I cannot find a solution on this site.
> What should I do,where do I begin.
>
> Have you got any other suggestion considering my pc.
>
> By the way what kind of userinterface will I get with a minimum install??
>
> Cheers
>
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