Dear Sir or Madam,
I tried again installing FreeBSD 4.11, but the problem is that when I put back the harddisk into the Omnibook and boot it, the system does not recognize from where to mount root (sorry for the misinformation in my mail below it appears not to be a RAM issue!). It starts probing devices, until it finally gives up and asks me to input it manually. I managed finally installing FreeBSD 2.2.9, by using the bootfloppies from 4.11. Same problem: When booting it does not recognize from where to mount root. I would be grateful if you could help me. Kind regards, Nino Ivanov _____ Von: Nino Ivanov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 15. März 2007 09:59 An: 'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org' Betreff: FreeBSD 2.2.9 / Installation problem Dear Sir or Madam, First of all, I would like to thank all involved in this project for the work they do, and wish them all the best for its continuation. I would like to use FreeBSD on a certain machine, but unfortunately I have a problem with the installation. I would like to mention that I have a non-technical background, which might be relevant regarding any information I supply, and also the way you address my problem. I am writing you with regard to the following issue, and would appreciate your help greatly: 1. Ultimate Goal. I am a law student, and in my field we are working a lot with .pdf-documents. To my surprise, the Midnight Commander is able to display them, at least in FreeBSD 6.1 which I use normally. (I have read somewhere there is no text-mode .pdf-viewer; fortunately, this appears to be incorrect.) I decided to put FreeBSD in text mode on my old laptop, so I can view .pdf-documents on it while working on another machine. 2. The Means. The target machine is a HP Omnibook 600c laptop with 8MB RAM, a 486 DX4 processor, 300 MB disk space. No CD drive. No network available. External floppy drive without DMA. (I tried NetBSD, but because of the lack of DMA it did not work properly.) The functioning of the floppy drive is critical, being the machines only practical means of communicating with the outer world. Due to cost and time considerations, no upgrades are possible. If the target machine is not suitable for an installation of FreeBSD, please let me know so I stop further attempts. Fortunately, the harddrive can be put into my main machine, a Compaq Armada Laptop whose type I unfortunately dont know. Specifications of the Compaq machine: 192 MB RAM, Internet access available, 300MHz PII CPU, CD drive and floppy drive available. The CD drive cannot boot from CDs, so I am using the boot floppies to initialize installation. The HP Omnibook harddrive fits in by placing it into the PCMCIA slot, as the HP Omnibook drive physically has PCMCIA connections. 3. The Problem. I chose Novice Installation. The next screen informed me of what is to happen now. The screen following it said: No disk found! Please verify that your disk controller is being properly probed at boot time. See the Hardware Guide on the Documentation menu for clues on diagnosing this type of problem. 4. Analysis. Frankly, I have no idea what to do. I have tried to install FreeBSD 4.11 using the same method. It was successful, however, I could not run it on the HP Omnibook machine, as it appears it had not sufficient RAM: The booting process of FreeBSD 4.11 initiated, but after a while started to preduce errors until it broke off. I must say, I have read the documentation, searched many times the Internet etc., but not found anything regarding the issue. Maybe I have overlooked a solution because of my non-technical background. 5. Desired solution. All I want is a FreeBSD system with the Midnight Commander that shall display my .pdf-files on my HP Omnibook 600c. I have no pretentions as to which version, so long as it fits the purpose. So, I would be grateful if you could advise me as to how to correct my installation problem of FreeBSD 2.2.9; however, if another solution looks better to you, please do not hesitate to mention it. I thank you in advance for your help. Yours faithfully, Nino Ivanov _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
