Re: FreeBSD Install Problem

(or vice versa). > > -Original Message- > From: owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of dte...@freebsd.org > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 6:20 PM > To: 'Chris Neudorf'; questi...@freebsd.org > Sub

RE: FreeBSD Install Problem

To: 'Chris Neudorf'; questi...@freebsd.org Subject: RE: FreeBSD Install Problem > -Original Message- > From: owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- > questi...@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Chris Neudorf > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 2:10 PM >

RE: FreeBSD Install Problem

> -Original Message- > From: owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- > questi...@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Chris Neudorf > Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 2:10 PM > To: questi...@freebsd.org > Subject: FreeBSD Install Problem > > Hello, > > I have a problem installin

Re: FreeBSD Install Problem

On 09/07/12 23:10, Chris Neudorf wrote: An installation step has been aborted. Would you like to restart the installation or exit the installer? --- [ Restart ] [ Exit ]

Re: freebsd-install upgrade, how many install phases required

On 23/07/2010 17:19:54, Martin Koch Andersen wrote: > Hi, > > Will freebsd-install upgrade tell you, if any libraries version numbers got > bumped, and thus if installed packages needs rebuilding? > > I followed the handbook and did the 8.0-RELEASE to 8.1-RELEASE upgrade like: > > freebsd-updat

Re: FreeBSD install Error

Georghy a écrit : Hi folks, I'm experiencing a problem when I try to install FreeBSD on a Virtual Server using KVM, The first part of the installation was fine but after setting all the option (I use a custom installation of FreeBSD) the installation encounter an error : "Write failure on tran

Re: freebsd install from floppy

On Sun, 7 Mar 2010 13:58:07 -0800, Walt Pawley wrote: > At 1:28 PM -0500 3/6/10, Chuck Swiger wrote: > > >While I think floppy drives are still useful for BIOS updates and the > >like, it's not just Apple that isn't selling machines with floppy > >drives any more. Go to HP or Dell and try to buy

Re: freebsd install from floppy

At 1:28 PM -0500 3/6/10, Chuck Swiger wrote: >While I think floppy drives are still useful for BIOS updates and the >like, it's not just Apple that isn't selling machines with floppy >drives any more. Go to HP or Dell and try to buy a new machine with a >floppy drive-- they don't sell them anymor

Re: freebsd install from floppy

On Mar 6, 2010, at 12:44 PM, James Phillips wrote: Correction: Apple stopped selling computers with floppy drives about 10 years ago. The floppy drive is not obsolete because there is still no viable replacement that has the same (or better) functionality. While I think floppy drives are s

Re: freebsd install from floppy

> Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:54:38 + > From: Matthew Seaman > Subject: Re: freebsd install from floppy > To: per...@pluto.rain.com > Cc: questi...@freebsd.org, > plukaw...@gmail.com > Message-ID: <4b92265e.5030...@infracaninophile.co.uk> > Content-T

Re: freebsd install from floppy

On Sat, 6 Mar 2010 12:24:30 +0100, Piotr Lukawski wrote: > In many situations, especially for and old or non standard equipment > floppies are the best or even the only solution. > [...] > The decision to make floppies obsolete is very bad, because it is still > needed by many people. Sometimes

Re: freebsd install from floppy

In many situations, especially for and old or non standard equipment floppies are the best or even the only solution. Actually if I haven't found the solution to use floppy to install FreeBSD, I would be forced to use another system eg. OpenBSD instead, even if I prefer FreeBSD. The decision to mak

Re: freebsd install from floppy

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 06/03/2010 09:26:22, per...@pluto.rain.com wrote: > I seem to remember something about the floppy images being dropped > because few current (or even recent) systems have a floppy drive at > all, much less a bootable one. Yeah, but the floppy disk

Re: freebsd install from floppy

Piotr Lukawski wrote: > ... I really cannot understand why nobody can change > just one parameter and put the file in a proper place in > ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/8.0-RELEASE/floppies/ I seem to remember something about the floppy images being dropped because few current (o

Re: freebsd install from floppy

On 5 March 2010 13:51, Piotr Lukawski wrote: > On 4 March 2010 05:51, ill...@gmail.com wrote: >> On 3 March 2010 07:33, Piotr Lukawski wrote: >> > Dears, >> > I need to install Freebsd 8.0 using floppy and then ftp, but there are >> > no >> > floppy images . . . >> > Could you please produce ins

Re: freebsd install from floppy

Illoai, Thanks a lot! Your solution works - system is up and running now :-) However, in such a case I really cannot understand why nobody can change just one parameter and put the file in a proper place in ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/8.0-RELEASE/floppies/

Re: freebsd install from floppy

On Wed, Mar 03, 2010 at 01:33:52PM +0100, Piotr Lukawski wrote: > Dears, > I need to install Freebsd 8.0 using floppy and then ftp, but there are no > floppy images in > +ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/8.0-RELEASE/floppies/

Re: freebsd install from floppy

On 3 March 2010 07:33, Piotr Lukawski wrote: > Dears, > I need to install Freebsd 8.0 using floppy and then ftp, but there are no > floppy images in > ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/8.0-RELEASE/floppies/mention

Re: FreeBSD Install

On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 02:28:47PM -0400, Edward and Nancy Powers wrote: > > I am new to UNIX, and would like to download FreeBSD to familiarize > myself with UNIX commands and the UNIX environment. I would like > something fairly easy to install and maintain. I do not want to > replac

Re: FreeBSD Install

On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 02:28:47PM -0400, Edward and Nancy Powers wrote: > > I am new to UNIX, and would like to download FreeBSD to familiarize > myself with UNIX commands and the UNIX environment. I would like > something fairly easy to install and maintain. I do not want to > replac

Re: FreeBSD Install

On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 14:28:47 -0400 "Edward and Nancy Powers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I am new to UNIX, and would like to download FreeBSD to familiarize >myself with UNIX commands and the UNIX environment. I would like >something fairly easy to install and maintain. I do not

Re: freeBSD install

> > I have a sony vaio fs742/w running windows XP is this freeBSD a good > candidate for my laptop and if it is, can i have someone load for me? > I'd be more apt to trying on my home computer first, its an older model HP. I have not used that particular model, but have used FreeBSD on a num

Re: freeBSD install

On Wed, 19 Apr 2006, Charles wrote: I have a sony vaio fs742/w running windows XP is this freeBSD a good candidate for my laptop and if it is, can i have someone load for me? I'd be more apt to trying on my home computer first, its an older model HP. If you are completely new to FreeBSD, you

Re: freebsd install on an i386

I have downloaded the 6.1rc1 iso. I dont mind downloading the release candidate compared to the mainstream because i have been using linux for about 4 months and know my way around. I have to do the following, 1) install freebsd(on a UFS file system) and dual boot it with windows XP(on fa

Re: Freebsd install

On 11/7/05, Aubrey{Al} Dunn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am currently trying to install freebsd 6.0 and the problem is that > freebsd will not see my windows or netbsd side at all. All it See's > is the whole disk and nothing else. I would like to install freebsd > on the netbsd side but I do w

RE: FreeBSD install on SCSI: Missing Operating System

From: Jeremy Kister > > the whole installation process goes smooth, but upon reboot, I simply get > 'Missing Operating System'. I usually see this sort of thing when I forget to remove a non-bootable floppy from the drive. -- Danny MacMillan ___ [EMAIL

Re: FreeBSD install on SCSI: Missing Operating System

On Wed, Jun 23, 2004 at 01:04:24AM -0400, Jeremy Kister wrote: > On Tuesday, June 22, 2004 10:57 PM, I wrote: > > the whole installation process goes smooth, but upon reboot, I simply get > > 'Missing Operating System'. > > I've given up on 4.9-R and tried 5.2.1-R, which is working fine. Odd. Th

Re: FreeBSD install on SCSI: Missing Operating System

On Tuesday, June 22, 2004 10:57 PM, I wrote: > the whole installation process goes smooth, but upon reboot, I simply get > 'Missing Operating System'. I've given up on 4.9-R and tried 5.2.1-R, which is working fine. Sorry for the noise. Jeremy Kister http://jeremy.kister.net/ __

Re: FreeBSD Install Guide Official Launch News release

On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 19:10:50 + Peter Risdon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sales wrote: > > >Dear FreeBSD friend > > > >During the pass 3 years I have answered your questions on the > >FreeBSD questions mailing list. A pattern emerged with common > >questions about post install configuration

Re: FreeBSD Install Guide Official Launch News release

Sales wrote: Dear FreeBSD friend During the pass 3 years I have answered your questions on the FreeBSD questions mailing list. A pattern emerged with common questions about post install configuration, Firewalling, and private LAN setup. To address this reoccurring need, I am proud to offici

Re: FreeBSD install corrupts neighboring partitions

On Tue, 9 Sep 2003 01:06:52 +0200, Raphaël Marmier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Le Lundi, 8 sep 2003, à 22:01 Europe/Zurich, Jud a écrit : --snip-- Once you've installed FreeBSD, if you can't boot back into Windows, use the Windows tools to restore the familiar Win MBR: for 9x, boot from the emer

Re: FreeBSD install corrupts neighboring partitions

Le Lundi, 8 sep 2003, à 22:01 Europe/Zurich, Jud a écrit : --snip-- Once you've installed FreeBSD, if you can't boot back into Windows, use the Windows tools to restore the familiar Win MBR: for 9x, boot from the emergency floppy and run fdisk /mbr; for more recent versions, boot from CD into con

Re: FreeBSD install corrupts neighboring partitions

On Mon, 8 Sep 2003 11:13:28 +0200, "Raphaël Marmier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Happened to me as well in the past. With Linux as well. I think I > solved it by installing BSD first and then windows, I'm not sure though. > > Raphael > > Le Lundi, 8 sep 2003, à 05:25 Europe/Zurich, Dan Harrison

Re: FreeBSD install corrupts neighboring partitions

Happened to me as well in the past. With Linux as well. I think I solved it by installing BSD first and then windows, I'm not sure though. Raphael Le Lundi, 8 sep 2003, à 05:25 Europe/Zurich, Dan Harrison a écrit : I'm attempting to install FreeBSD 4.8 on a system which will boot it and also W

Re: FreeBSD install corrupts neighboring partitions

On Sunday 07 September 2003 10:25 pm, Dan Harrison wrote: > >I'm attempting to install FreeBSD 4.8 on a system which will boot it > >and also Windows 2000 Server. I've done this with two multiboot > >utilities: the simple boot manager that comes with FreeBSD and V > >Communications' System Commande

Re: FreeBSD install corrupts neighboring partitions

I'm attempting to install FreeBSD 4.8 on a system which will boot it and also Windows 2000 Server. I've done this with two multiboot utilities: the simple boot manager that comes with FreeBSD and V Communications' System Commander. In both cases, I have found that when I install FreeBSD it corr

Re: FreeBSD install corrupts neighboring partitions

On Sat, 06 Sep 2003 21:21:15 -0700, paul beard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Brett Glass wrote: I'm attempting to install FreeBSD 4.8 on a system which will boot it and also Windows 2000 Server. I've done this with two multiboot utilities: the simple boot manager that comes with FreeBSD and V Comm

Re: FreeBSD install corrupts neighboring partitions

Brett Glass wrote: I'm attempting to install FreeBSD 4.8 on a system which will boot it and also Windows 2000 Server. I've done this with two multiboot utilities: the simple boot manager that comes with FreeBSD and V Communications' System Commander. In both cases, I have found that when I inst

Re: FreeBSd install

> > Hey I Decided To Get your Unix Based OS Because I need More of a Challeng > I Do Have Two Questions, First Can I install FreeBSD without using Partition > magic Yes. But, it depends on how you want to do the install. IF FreeBSD will be the only operating system on that particular machine

Re: FreeBSD Install failure

On Wed, Aug 06, 2003 at 04:37:47PM -0700, John Cessor wrote: > Folks > I have been trying to install FreeBSD 5.0 onto a P4 2.8 with two As I suggested to the other gentleman with a similar problem, try 5.1 (newer release, hundreds of bugfixes, etc). Kris pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: FreeBSD install fails on a DAC960 RAID array

Darren Gamble wrote: Good day, -Original Message- From: Ryan Merrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 6:48 AM To: Darren Gamble Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: FreeBSD install fails on a DAC960 RAID array Hello, It has been a while since I have seen a

RE: FreeBSD install fails on a DAC960 RAID array

Good day, > -Original Message- > From: Ryan Merrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 6:48 AM > To: Darren Gamble > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: FreeBSD install fails on a DAC960 RAID array > > Hello, > > It has been a whi

Re: FreeBSD install fails on a DAC960 RAID array

Darren Gamble wrote: Good day, I posted a question last week on my inability to get FreeBSD installed on a machine with a Mylex DAC960PTL1 RAID array. I had originally attributed the problem to a bug mentioned on the 5.0 release errata page which describes my condition, but after further testing

Re: FreeBSD Install question

What version of FreeBSD is this for? Can you boot the kern.flp floppy? Does this machine have a network card? If so what kind? Regards, David Yeske > I have an older laptop that doesn't have a bootable CD-ROM. The bay > either holds a CD Module or a Floppy module so I can't boot off the > fl

Re: FreeBSD Install question

I haven't done FreeBSD installs on a laptop before, but you may be able to use kern.flp and mfsroot.flp to boot the installer and do a network install if you have a supported NIC card. Good luck, - Mike > I have an older laptop that doesn't have a bootable CD-ROM. The bay > either holds a CD M

Re: FreeBSD Install -- FDISK

rk. Anish Mistry [EMAIL PROTECTED] AM Productions http://am-productions.yi.org/ - Original Message - From: "Jeff Feller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Anish Mistry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 11:17 AM Subject: Re: FreeBSD Install -- FDISK

Re: FreeBSD Install -- FDISK

On Monday 15 July 2002 06:57 pm, Jeff Feller wrote: | I'm trying to install FreeBSD 4.6 on a Pentium 133 with a Western Digital | 40 GB Hard Drive (WD400BB). The BIOS and everywhere else see's it as a 40 | GB drive but when I get into FreeBSD's FDISK part it thinks it's a 2 GB | drive. | | I hook

Re: FreeBSD Install -- FDISK

On Monday 15 July 2002 07:11 pm, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: >Jeff Feller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I'm trying to install FreeBSD 4.6 on a Pentium 133 >> with a Western Digital 40 GB Hard Drive (WD400BB). >> The BIOS and everywhere else see's it as a 40 GB >> drive but when I

Re: FreeBSD Install -- FDISK

Jeff Feller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm trying to install FreeBSD 4.6 on a Pentium 133 > with a Western Digital 40 GB Hard Drive (WD400BB). > The BIOS and everywhere else see's it as a 40 GB > drive but when I get into FreeBSD's FDISK part it > thinks it's a 2 GB drive. S