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From: julian@mailhub.tfs.com (Julian Elischer)
Subject: Re: FreeBSD CDROM 2.0 XFree86 install problem
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Date: Fri, 19 May 1995 23:50:14 GMT
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In article <3phjev$c30@euas20.eua.ericsson.se>,
Johan Andersson <msujoan@eua.ericsson.se> wrote:
>Hi!
>
>I've been trying to install FreeBSD on a Pentium-machine (Scandic)
>I can install bindist, games and man_pages but when it comes to
>XFree86 and the checksum has been verified (OK) nothing happens.
>Both the disk and the cdrom are inactive. 
>How do I proceed? by installing NetBSD?
>
I've never instaled from CDROM so I don't know, but I've seen this
several times.. in the mailig lists.. I've neer taken notice of
the answer however...

rest assured however that there IS an answer :)

someone who HAS done this please help?

julian