Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 22:08:33 -0800 From: Drew Leske <silo@home.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Installing FreeBSD from a DOS partition or even from floppies Message-ID: <36B6963E.55DE@home.com>
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Hello, I have tried the FAQ and the tutorial and the 'for newbies' section and cannot find help with my problem. I can't install from either floppies or c:\freebsd on my dos partition (/dev/wd0). I built up the C:\freebsd directory on my hard drive by ferrying floppies back and forth from work. I did not want to try installing from floppies because, as it was, six of them had errors. I put everything in the c:\freebsd\bin and \manpages and when I try to install, I get an error message: "the following packages could not be installed, probably because of an error with the installation media" or words to that effect. When I look at the debug window it says "cp: not found". I don't know how to hack in there and find where cp is located, or perhaps it isn't there at all. I downloaded the boot image from "here's how to install" link off the main page. I next tried to install from floppies, but I get the same error. While I understand that the installation instructions for installing from a DOS partition assume you've xcopied the directories over from the CD (!), and this assumption could cause problems because I have NO WAY of knowing what the layout is on the CD, the instructions for the floppies are pretty clear. However, I'm not getting past the first disk. If somebody could help me with this, I'd really appreciate it. FreeBSD CD's are not available around here and I'd rather run FreeBSD than Linux, which is easily available. I don't have a great net connection--installing an OS over dialup is a feat bound to die in the last 2 megs anyway. Thanks, Drew. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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