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 > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > +---------------------------+ | Peter Ulrich Kruppa | | Wuppertal | | Germany | +---------------------------+
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