Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 11:06:43 +0200 (MET DST) From: grog@lemis.de (Greg Lehey) To: hyan@aquinas.helios.nd.edu (Hong Yan) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: install freebsd over Win95 Message-ID: <199604300906.LAA00454@allegro.lemis.de> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960429202641.7562A-100000@aquinas.helios.nd.edu> from "Hong Yan" at Apr 29, 96 08:34:07 pm
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Hong Yan writes: > > Hi, there: > I have some problems to install freebsd on my Pentium machine. > The machine is now running Win95. When I want to install freebsd from > SCSI-CDROM, after I run install, it tells me there is no enough memory. I > need do it in MS-DOS mode. But if I quit windows, the system doesn't > recognize the CD-ROM driver. My questions are: > 1. I can't install freebsd with Win95 running? > 2. What drivers shall I install in order to let MS-DOS know about the > CD-ROM? I use NCR53C825 PCI-SCSI adapter. > Thank you in advance for any kind of advice. There's probably a way to do what you want, but it's probably also not worth it. Installation via Microsoft products is always going to have unexpected pitfalls. Installation via floppy should be straightforward in all cases. Do this: 1. Make a boot floppy. 2. Shut your Microsoft system down. 3. Boot from the floppy. 4. Follow the instructions. You may find it handy to print out the installation documentation. Walnut Creek also has a book "Installing and Running FreeBSD" which should help you further. ------------------------------------------------------------ Greg Lehey LEMIS grog@lemis.de Schellnhausen 2 Tel: +49-6637-919123 36325 Feldatal Fax: +49-6637-919122 Germany
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