Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 14:24:30 +0800 (WST) From: Callum Haig <haig@cleo.murdoch.edu.au> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Can't find root.flp Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.961104140625.713A-100000@cleo>
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Greetings. I'm in the process of trying to install FreeBSD on my 4meg 386dx40. The 'handbook' (or faq - I can't quite remember) mentions that 'the first floppy you will need after the boot floppy is the "floppies/root.flp" floppy' (this is quoted from memory). I have searched through all the directories (including the floppies directory) on the FreeBSD site(s), btu I cannot find the file root.flp. I'm not sure if this is my problem, but my installation keeps failing and getting this file might be a start. Secondly, I'm not sure how to partition my FreeBSD partition. I have managed to confine DOS, leaving 63MB for FreeBSD (using fips.exe and then deleting the resultant empty primary dos partition). I've then managed to create the FreeBSD partition using the boot disk installation program. However when it comes to dividing that 63MB partition into a 'swap' partition, a '/' (root?) partition, a '/var' partition, and a '/usr' partition (if needed?) I don't know what's the best ratio. Memory could also be a problem, so I disabled the system ROM shadowing, but I couldn't 'remap some of the "lost" memory out of the 640 to 1MB region' as the FAQ suggested. If anyone has any words of explanation or advice on this I'd appreciate it. PLEASE NOTE: I'm not actually subscribed to this list (as I don't often get to check my mail), so... PLEASE SEND ANY REPLYS TO: haig@cleo.murdoch.edu.au ... as I will not read any replys sent to the list. Thanks in advance for anything (anything at all!), Callum.
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