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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!feed1.news.erols.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!cam-news-feed3.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!news.inc.net!not-for-mail From: adam@netsonic.com (Adam L. Simpson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: CDROM Installation Probs. Date: 20 Apr 1997 21:38:40 GMT Organization: NetSonic Lines: 55 Message-ID: <5je2d0$3e3$1@news.inc.net> References: <5jbmfa$50r$1@news.inc.net> <01bc4d46$27d94090$3dc42299@beta> <335A5C12.41C67EA6@uiuc.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: gb_noc21.sparknet.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.8 (x86 32bit) Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:39411 >Snip-- >The root of the problem is likely to be something else: the original >poster couldn't even install from DOS. What is the FreeBSD version that >is being installed? From IDE hard drive? The size of the DOS partition >and of the entire hard sisk? Is the drive using translation at the >moment? Are you installing on a different partition of the same disk or >on a different disk? Snip-- Hi... the scenario is this: I am installing 2.1.7. I have tried the following: I first tried via the cdrom... this failed because of the cdrom being ide i am assuming.. Do I need to go scsi with the cdrom drive? I then tried xcopy to a dos partition on the d drive and tried to install it to the c drive wd0 which also failed. I have tried the setup program that transfers the files to the drive and tried to install that way.... that too failed. I guess the questions I have are: 1. Do you have any tips for me to enable this to suceed? 2. Is it simply replacing the ide cdrom with a scsi? 3. Have you had as much grief installing fbsd on your machines? Will we alsways have this sort of hassle? my current hardware config is this: Pentium Pro 200Mhz, 2 4Gb ide harddrives, 128Mb RAM, Toshiba 12x ide cdrom my dos partition was 200Mb and the entire disk was 4gb. I tried to so an install from wdo to wd1 so yes, we were on the second partition. I also selected boot manager and that appeared to work but once fbsd stated, there were errors displayed... It put me in the mode of # and never asked me for login or anything... kindo of like files not being there or somthing.. I appreciate the help.. Adam L. Simpson