Re: Install problem with 8.0 Release

2010-12-21 Thread Mike Tancsa
On 12/21/2010 5:24 AM, Graeme Dargie wrote: > Hi list, > > > > I am trying to help a friend who is overseas install FreeBSD 8.0 i386. > Left to his own devices the install failed, so I ran through it with him > last night, all is fine till it gets to the root password screen where > the install

Re: Install problem with 8.0 Release

2010-12-21 Thread Adam Vande More
On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 4:24 AM, Graeme Dargie wrote: > I am trying to help a friend who is overseas install FreeBSD 8.0 i386. > Left to his own devices the install failed, so I ran through it with him > last night, all is fine till it gets to the root password screen where > the install just hang

Re: Install problem to external usb hard drive

2008-04-25 Thread Steve P.
poking around yet, but it did boot. Thank. Steve. - Original Message - From: "Gary Newcombe" To: "Steve P." Subject: Re: Install problem to external usb hard drive Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:57:32 +1000 On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:04:51 -0500, "Ste

Re: Install problem to external usb hard drive

2008-04-24 Thread Gary Newcombe
Steve. > > > > > > - Original Message ----- > From: "Gary Newcombe" > To: "Steve P." > Subject: Re: Install problem to external usb hard drive > Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:22:17 +1000 > > > On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:31:33

Re: Install problem to external usb hard drive

2008-04-24 Thread Steve P.
- From: "Gary Newcombe" To: "Steve P." Subject: Re: Install problem to external usb hard drive Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:22:17 +1000 On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:31:33 -0500, "Steve P." wrote: > Greetings, > > If this issue is resolved on an

Re: Install problem to external usb hard drive

2008-04-24 Thread Gary Newcombe
On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:31:33 -0500, "Steve P." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greetings, > > If this issue is resolved on another thread, pls direct me to it. This is a known issue, refer to: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2008-March/041112.html > > I am trying to install fbs

Re: install problem

2003-11-24 Thread radoslaw . zukowski
TECTED] 2003-11-21 14:52 Please respond to questions To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: install problem [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I have a problem when trying to install FreeBSD 5.1. > Problem appear on initialize part, instal

Re: install problem

2003-11-21 Thread Lowell Gilbert
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I have a problem when trying to install FreeBSD 5.1. > Problem appear on initialize part, installer have frozen and it is a > little bit strange for me. Your problems look like they might be related to the ACPI troubles listed in the release errata. Did you try the s

Re: Install problem -- can't mount disk

2002-10-30 Thread Forrest Cahoon
I posted about my attempt to install FreeBSD a while ago; you can see my last message at http://docs.freebsd.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=258395+0+archive/2002/freebsd-questions/20021027.freebsd-questions I was prompted by a suggestion sent to me personally to give FreeBSD one more try on this box, a

Re: Install problem -- can't mount disk

2002-10-20 Thread Forrest Cahoon
From: Andrew Boothman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Install problem -- can't mount disk Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 02:28:46 +0100 > Forrest Cahoon wrote: > > The machine boots, but when it gets to the disk mounting part, here's > > what I see: > > > >

Re: Install problem -- can't mount disk

2002-10-20 Thread Andrew Boothman
Forrest Cahoon wrote: The machine boots, but when it gets to the disk mounting part, here's what I see: Mounting root from ufs:/dev/ad0s1a no such device 'ad' setrootbyname failed ffs_mountroot: can't find rootvp Root mount failed: 6 Then I get taken to the mountroot> prompt. Do you see your I