Newbie: Installation problems (4.0-RELEASE)
Tony Balazs
tbalazs at netcomuk.co.uk
Thu Jun 1 06:10:44 BST 2000
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I am having some difficulty installing a near-minimal FreeBSD on a test =
PC at work and would greatly appreciate some help. This is my first =
posting here.
The PC in question is a 166MHz Pentium with 64MB RAM and a single 6GB =
HDD. I am trying an insatllation from a 2GB (too big?) DOS partition =
(installation files in C:\FreeBSD\bin C:\FreeBSD\doc etc) and have =
created one 2GB FreeBSD partition and one 2GB Linux partition for =
possible future use (should I be admitting that?).
/, /var/, /usr/ and swap seems to be created OK automatically (but see =
below).
When I do the installation the following problems occur:
1. From what I can see on the screen, all the installation goes into / =
by default, instead of the bulk going into /usr/.
2. When I subsequently boot into FreeBSD on the HDD partition, I an =
unable to access the installation program and so if I want to try =
putting more files is have to use the 2 boot floppies again.
3. Possibly as a result of 2. when I go back into the labeller, only =
swap is listed; the other FreeBSD partitions are unmounted (maybe that's =
right, I don't know).
4. If, having rebooted using the floppies I try to add more files to the =
installation, I get a disk full error, presumably because everything is =
being added to / and not to /usr/.
I have tried this over and over, to no avail. I fear that after a few =
more fdisks to re-start from scratch my DOS partition will be trashed!
Perhaps someone can see what's going on.
Thanks for any help.
Tony.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana>The PC in question is a 166MHz Pentium with =
64MB RAM and=20
a single 6GB HDD. I am trying an insatllation from a 2GB (too =
big?) DOS=20
partition (installation files in C:\FreeBSD\bin C:\FreeBSD\doc etc) and =
have=20
created one 2GB FreeBSD partition and one 2GB Linux partition for =
possible=20
future use (should I be admitting that?).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana>/, /var/, /usr/ and swap seems to be created =
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automatically (but see below).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana>When I do the installation the following =
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occur:<BR><BR>1. From what I can see on the screen, all the installation =
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into / by default, instead of the bulk going into /usr/.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana>2. When I subsequently boot into FreeBSD on =
the HDD=20
partition, I an unable to access the installation program and so if I =
want to=20
try putting more files is have to use the 2 boot floppies =
again.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana>3. Possibly as a result of 2. when I go =
back into=20
the labeller, only swap is listed; the other FreeBSD partitions are =
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(maybe that's right, I don't know).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana>4. If, having rebooted using the floppies I =
try to add=20
more files to the installation, I get a disk full error, presumably =
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everything is being added to / and not to /usr/.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana>I have tried this over and over, to no =
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fear that after a few more fdisks to re-start from scratch my DOS =
partition will=20
be trashed!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana>Perhaps someone can see what's going =
on.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana>Thanks for any help.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana>Tony.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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