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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!solace!news.stealth.net!news.idt.net!feed1.news.erols.com!news From: Ken Bigelow <kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Please Help!!! Date: Wed, 04 Dec 1996 20:20:09 +0000 Organization: Erol's Internet Services Lines: 55 Message-ID: <32A5DCF9.140@www.play-hookey.com> References: <00001c8a+00004889@msn.com> <32A5AB47.4728@sover.net> Reply-To: kbigelow@www.play-hookey.com NNTP-Posting-Host: kenjb05.play-hookey.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win16; U) Lee Smith wrote: > > Bernard Hartog wrote: > > > > I tried to download FreeBSD, but I couldn't find which files I was > > supposed to copy (there is lots of information about how to install > > but I couldn't find any information on what to copy). > > > > Finally I copied all the files in the BIN directory and the > > rawrite.exe and floppy.flp. I tried to install FreeBSD and everything > > went fine until I got to the part where it asked about partions. > > > > I followed it's instructions on creating a new partion. (I selected > > an unused section and press 'C' and left all the default > > information). It created a partion called FREEBSD and I press 'Q' to > > continue. I then got to the next section and everytime I tried to > > press 'A' for auto-configuration or anything else it said Not Enough > > Space for defaults. (I know there's over 500 mb availible on drive C, > > and 1.08g on drive D). From that point I tried to continue and it > > wouldn't. > > > > Now when I tried to cancel the installation, FreeBSD installed it's > > bootmanager. > > > > My questions: > > > > 1) How can I install FreeBSD? > > 2) If I can't install FreeBSD how do I get rid of the boot manager. > > > > Thanks for any help. > As a minimum you need the files in the /bin. For a basic install get the > files in /bin /doc /manpages /dict. > > I have had no luck installing FreeBSD. I downloaded the files to > floppies and tried to install on 2 different hard drives. It goes OK > until i get to the 6th /bin diskette then I get a write error (on both > hard drives at the same diskette). I downloaded the /bin files several > times to different diskettes. It still fails at the same place. Oh well. Sounds as if you have a damaged bin file. The detail display should show which particular file screws up. > I gave up and ordered the CD. Waiting for it now. > > I don't know how to get rid of the boot manager. Maybe someone else > does. Try the DOS command: fdisk /mbr -- Ken Are you interested in | byte-sized education | http://www.play-hookey.com over the Internet? |