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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!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sover.net!news From: Lee Smith <lee@sover.net> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Please Help!!! Date: Wed, 04 Dec 1996 11:48:07 -0500 Organization: SoVerNet, Inc. Lines: 40 Message-ID: <32A5AB47.4728@sover.net> References: <00001c8a+00004889@msn.com> Reply-To: lee@sover.net NNTP-Posting-Host: pm0a8.sta.sover.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Win95; I) Bernard Hartog wrote: > > I tried to download FreeBSD, but I couldn't find which files I was > supposed to copy (there is lots of information about how to install > but I couldn't find any information on what to copy). > > Finally I copied all the files in the BIN directory and the > rawrite.exe and floppy.flp. I tried to install FreeBSD and everything > went fine until I got to the part where it asked about partions. > > I followed it's instructions on creating a new partion. (I selected > an unused section and press 'C' and left all the default > information). It created a partion called FREEBSD and I press 'Q' to > continue. I then got to the next section and everytime I tried to > press 'A' for auto-configuration or anything else it said Not Enough > Space for defaults. (I know there's over 500 mb availible on drive C, > and 1.08g on drive D). From that point I tried to continue and it > wouldn't. > > Now when I tried to cancel the installation, FreeBSD installed it's > bootmanager. > > My questions: > > 1) How can I install FreeBSD? > 2) If I can't install FreeBSD how do I get rid of the boot manager. > > Thanks for any help. As a minimum you need the files in the /bin. For a basic install get the files in /bin /doc /manpages /dict. I have had no luck installing FreeBSD. I downloaded the files to floppies and tried to install on 2 different hard drives. It goes OK until i get to the 6th /bin diskette then I get a write error (on both hard drives at the same diskette). I downloaded the /bin files several times to different diskettes. It still fails at the same place. Oh well. I gave up and ordered the CD. Waiting for it now. I don't know how to get rid of the boot manager. Maybe someone else does.