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From: "J.Kelly" <mujpk5@bgu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.1.0-ReHELP!! I posted too soon!!
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 04:14:39 -0500
Organization: Could use a maid....
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> muttering about "how there should be some kind of better OS" and
> I think FreeBSD is where it is. I would really like to try it
> have heard a lot of good things about it. Unfortunately, it
> appears this OS is targeted for a more advanced group of users
> who know what to do when prompted with terminology that is familiar
> to them. Believe it or not, there are people interested in BSD who
> don't posses a bachelor's in CS. I know it's not easy to program
> automated install procedures for the gamut of hardware that is
> out there, but if one was figured out, a lot of us would be grateful.
> Thanks
> Jim Kelly
Well I did it :-). I wrote the above while under the impression
that I was starting down a long dark tunnel of installation. At
the time I had no idea that an hour later it would be on the
computer and working. I was just stuck. If it is any help, I
believe the resolution of the problem rested upon a few variables.
My cache, location of dist files on dos, and making a comprimise
with setup for the disk geometry.
Turned cache off, moved dist files to ***primary*** partition
(observed in debug that it was the only partition that would
be accessed.), drank a lot of coffee, and allowed the setup
to use the 64 head configuration for the geometry and I entered
the rest according the actual specs xxxx/64/xx.
I was wrong! And heck I'm already grateful. Thank you.
Jim Kelly