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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!sleipnir.iaccess.com.au!news From: Darren Edgerton <darredge@iaccess.com.au> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Install HELP ! Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 10:47:34 +1000 Organization: Internet Access Australia Lines: 27 Message-ID: <315DD626.5344@iaccess.com.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: freyrport3.iaccess.com.au Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.01 (Win95; I) i am trying to install FreeBSD on my PC. first, it did not recognize my CD-ROM, which is a Creative Labs Quad Speed connected direct to a SB16 card. In the FAQ it says that Sound Blaster CD ROMS are OK. Did i misunderstand this ? second, i chose the 'Install from DOS' option and copied the relevant files onto my C drive in the recommended directories, and then started the install. I selected the MINIMUM install option and took all the defaults where i could, and said 'No' to any extra install option. Oh yeah, something important, my PC has two HD 1- 240Mb 2-540Mb i have left the 240mb (c drive) as a DOS drive, and cleaned up the 540Mb to use for FreeBSD. The install detected both drives and allowed me to choose wd1 (the second drive) . Anyway, the install seems to work OK until it starts to reboot, i get a message on screen 'Syncing disks 4 4 1 ... done' then it hangs. If i reset the PC i then get an error "NO ROM BASIC" "SYSTEM HALTED" What have i done wrong ? What do i need to do to fix it ? Thanks Darren Edgerton