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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in3.uu.net!netnews.worldnet.att.net!cbgw2.att.com!oucsboss!news From: brian shapiro <shapiro@ace.cs.ohiou.edu> Subject: help with 2.1.5 install X-Nntp-Posting-Host: shapiro2.cats.ohiou.edu Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Message-ID: <NEWTNews.841402208.2873.shapiro@shapiro2.cats.ohiou.edu> Lines: 20 Sender: news@boss.cs.ohiou.edu (News Admin) X-Nntp-Posting-Date: Fri Aug 30 06:48:38 1996 Organization: Ohio University C.S. Dept, Athens X-Newsreader: NEWTNews & Chameleon -- TCP/IP for MS Windows from NetManage Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 10:38:01 GMT I am trying to install release 2.1.5 on an older system (IBM value Point 325T) and having no success. This system is now equipped with a Western Digital AC21000 - EIDE 1 GB hard Drive with OnTrack's Disk Manager program, 8 MB RAM, and a TEXEL 3024 2x SCSI CDROM drive attached to a Future Domain TMC 850/950 controller. My problems are two fold. How can I get the FreeBSD system to recognize the CDROM drive so that I can install directly from it and how to partition the disk so that FreeBSD will be able to successfully make and use its / and swap areas. I have partitioned the drive many different ways without success. In particular I have created a very small DOS partition followed by a 420MB partition for / and a 32MB partition for the SWAP area. Any help would be appreciated..... Thanks. brian