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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!metro!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!news.mathworks.com!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!howland.erols.net!EU.net!usenet2.news.uk.psi.net!uknet!usenet1.news.uk.psi.net!uknet!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!usenet From: brian@anorak.coverform.lan (Brian Somers) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Cant install from DOS partition.... help please Date: 3 Oct 1996 15:53:44 GMT Organization: Coverform Ltd. Lines: 19 Message-ID: <530ni8$8t@anorak.coverform.lan> References: <3251BC35.4B4C@zono.com> Reply-To: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk NNTP-Posting-Host: anorak.coverform.lan X-NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Newsreader: knews 0.9.8 In article <3251BC35.4B4C@zono.com>, Jason Hough <jason@zono.com> writes: > Anyway, I am trying to install the minimum setup. I've created > a directory under DOS called C:\FREEBSD\BIN > and placed all the bin.[a-c]? files from ftp.cdrom.com in there. > Made the boot disk, answered all the questions, created the partitions > (used FIPS ahead of time), and it seems fine until it gets to the > installation of the basic package, and says it is not found on the dos > partition. I dont see an option anywhere to tell it where it is on the > DOS partition. The reason I choose the directory name above is because > it was used in the examples. You didn't say which version of FreeBSD. Older versions will need C:\FREEBSD\FLOPPIES\ROOT.FLP I believe. Also, are you sure you can actually read your dos drive ? Try using your shell at ALT-F4. -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....