RE: FreeBSD Newbies FAK

From: steveb99 (steveb99_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 07/25/04

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    To: "sietze" <freebsd@sietze.com>, <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org>
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 10:37:50 -0700

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: owner-freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
    > [mailto:owner-freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of sietze
    > Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 8:01 AM
    > To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
    > Subject: RE: FreeBSD Newbies FAK
    >
    >
    > Hi all,
    >
    > Though not new to Unix I am new to FreeBSD. This weekend, after reading up
    > at lenght, I have done my first installs and I found a couple of
    > issues. The
    > installation documentation does not always reflect the exact process. And
    > after one install the system didn't boot, complaining about a
    > missing kernel.
    > Searching the FreeBSD archives and Google showed that more people got the
    > same error over time, though no solution was provided in any of
    > the forums.
    > It turned out to be an issue with the drive parameters.
    >
    > Is there any place where I can send the information while it is
    > still fresh
    > on my mind so that future newbies will have less probs during their first
    > installs?
    >
    I ran into the same thing a couple weeks ago and not quite sure where to lay
    blame other than myself. If you been trying to go through the install
    program a few times it starts appearing like you have done something when
    you haven't.

    I was running through an install and thought I had select ALL the packages
    and finished off the install. Since I had installed before the boot loader
    was still there, but it had no kernel to load. I went through the install
    again and made sure the packages were actually selected. FreeBSD installed
    and everything is fine. You could say it's a cosmetic issue that the
    installer doesn't echo enough status, or user error. I look at it as being
    both.

    Steve B.

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