by Hello everyone!
I have run FreeBSD Stable (most recently version 2.2.6), but, after
reading that the current build of 3.0 supports FAT32 partitions, I made
the decision to make the switch. As I wanted to reslice my second drive
(the BSD drive) I backed up the necessary files and wiped it clean after
I had downloaded the most recent FreeBSD snapshot earlier that day.
However, after making a new boot/install floppy from the current
release, and booting into the all-too familiar installer, I attempted to
select "DOS" as my installation media. When asked which
drive/controller I wished to install from, I picked the first IDE drive
on the first controller (the FAT32 formatted drive with ONE primary
partition on it, with the FreeBSD binaries in C:\FreeBSD\) But the
install program reported it could not find any files on the selected
media.
Perhaps Fat32 support is only available when mounting DOS drives from a
working 3.0 install, and not through the installation bootdisk?
(different kernel builds..??)
FYI... The intended drive is partitioned as a single, primary 8.4GB
partition under Win95 OSR 2.1. (The drive is EIDE). I can supply you
with drive geometry and other information if needed.
Any help or additional insight would be appreciated!
- Ryan Thompson