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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: CDROM Installation Probs.
Date: 22 Apr 1997 11:17:28 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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In article <5jbmfa$50r$1@news.inc.net>,
adam@netsonic.com (Adam L. Simpson) writes:
> Hi:
>
> I am pretty new to the FBSD OS and and trying to install it on a machine with
> nothing else on it but dos.
Your best starting point is to use fdisk to "unuse" some of your disk
space. FreeBSDs installation will use this space.
> I cannot get the cdrom to work at all for the install after all of the novice
> setup procedures have been completed. I can however access it from any dos
> prompts etc.
ATAPI support is pretty good in 2.1.7 & 2.2.1.
> I have also tried to install from a dos partition and that has failed. It has
> either locked up or it has failed to install files and when it did install, it
> would not allow me to login as anyone nor as root.
>
> Any help, suggestions or guidance would be appreciated.
How did you dos install fail ? As someone else has pointed out, you
need to put the distribution in C:\FREEBSD. Nobody can tell you what
the problem is if you just say "it failed". You need to say where
and how.
When "it did install", how did it "not allow you to login" ? Did it
say "Login incorrect" ? If so, boot single-user (-s option at the
Boot: prompt) and type "passwd root" at the shell prompt. Type in
a password that you'll remember.
> Adam L. Simpson
>
>
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !