Installing 5.4 BSD

Dixit, Viraj Viraj.Dixit at CityofPaloAlto.org
Mon Sep 19 15:18:08 PDT 2005


In regard to the same problem below, I was able to install the system 5.3 but 
not 5.4 and only if I use the default options for partitions. I could not choose
my own options to change the size of the /usr & /var volumes. If I stayed with the default 
then the system found acd0 to load the base distribution otherwise it would not load the 
base distribution or even find the acd0. Any ideas!!!
VJ

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Dixit, Viraj  
Sent:	Monday, September 19, 2005 1:39 PM
To:	freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
Cc:	freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
Subject:	RE: Installing 5.4 BSD



 -----Original Message-----
I am trying to install Free BSD 5.4 and I am having all kinds of trouble. Can someone steer me the right direction. The system boots up fine and I am going through the process fine. I have my partitions done fine as the system creates the partitions and gets to sysinstall. At this point I get an error that says "Unable to transfer the base distribution from acd0" and that's where it fails. If I say no it goes further but cannot make the root password change. If I reboot the system it comes to a prompt with boot and fails. I tried on two systems with the same result. What am I doing wrong. Also I am making the entire disk on the system for Free BSD. Thanks,

VJ



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