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From: hansf@kfdata.no (Hans Petter Fasteng)
Subject: how to install 2.0 alpha?
Message-ID: <1994Nov20.185210.115@kfdata.no>
Organization: k fasteng data
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 1994 18:52:10 GMT
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I have tried (this weekend) to install FreeBSD alpha on a pentium p90 with
pci ncr controller at work. What I did was:
- Read the doc files
- start the install process
- My hd was correctlly detected with I trund off a dat streamer
and the nec scsi cdrom drive.
- I used fdisk and created a bootable partition on nr 1
(I also tried nr 3 later on with no success)
- I then whent to disklabeling and I did the following
created a root system on a:, that was 15MB of size
created a swap system on b:, that was 32MB of size
there was c and d, that I assume is for the total hd space onlly
so I left them with the default vallus.
I then created a /usr partition on e with the space left on my hd
(about 950mb).
I then write the data and quit.
- Then I whent to procede option and the drive was formatted (I assume)
The install program showd message(s) about things transferd to
/mnt so I think it had contact.
- When it was finished it told me to remove the floppy and hit enter to
reboot the system so I did and it can not find a bootable OS on it.
When I started up again looking at the disklabel info I see 3 partitions
left as I wanted them. What have I done wrong?
a: 15M /
b: 32M swap
and I can not remember what my /usr was labled I guess e? but I am not shure
of this.
Plase if someone can help me get this running I will be thankfull
-hans