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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!inferno.mpx.com.au!news.ci.com.au!brian.telstra.net!news.telstra.net!nsw.news.telstra.net!news.syd.connect.com.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.mel.aone.net.au!news.mira.net.au!inquo!hookup!usc!howland.erols.net!infeed1.internetmci.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.easystreet.com!not-for-mail From: tedm@portsoft.com Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: what am I doing wrong? Date: 12 Jul 1997 16:08:54 GMT Organization: Easystreet Online Services Lines: 20 Message-ID: <5q8a6m$rhc$1@easystreet03> References: <33C6FFB7.3655@bitstream.net> Reply-To: tedm@portsoft.com NNTP-Posting-Host: mail.portsoft.com X-Newsreader: IBM NewsReader/2 v1.2.5 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:44322 In <33C6FFB7.3655@bitstream.net>, Joseph Moore <jomor@bitstream.net> writes: >I've just finished my 6th attempt at installing 2.2.2 via ftp. The first >two attempts were with a boot/install floppie from 2.1.7 and after the >download completed, I got an error message saying "Makedev returned a >non-zero error status" so I got ahold of the floppy image for installing >2.2.2 and also manually edited the freebsd partitions to get a bigger >"/" . The download completed, everything seemed to go well and I did a >little configuring (with the menu) before re-booting. After a re-boot I >didn't have my hostname, my IP address disappeared on my 3c509 card, and >the /etc/sysconfig file is nowhere to be found. I repeated the install /etc/sysconfig was replaced by /etc/rc.conf >with the exact same results. The machine is a gateway2000 486 with 8 meg >of ram and a 270 meg HD. I know it's not much but 2.1.7 ran fine, and >all it's going to do from now on is provide dial on demand access to my >ISP for 3 PCs at home and run an occasional telnet session. I'm new to >Unix but not to networking or PCs. > Thanks in advance ...jgm