On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 22:17:02 +0530 Jayesh Jayan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, > > If i install FreeBSD on to a HDD with a good machine where i have > already installed freebsd before and then move the HDD to that > machine. > > Will it work ?? Provided that it has everything it needs in the kernel or set to load at boot time, it will work. You will also need to edit /etc/fstab if you are moving the location of the disk as well. > This is what happens when I try to install freebsd on the machine > > I can go till the step of Choosing distribution > > After I choose the distribution it starts the installation > > it shows transffering ...... in a blue screen with a progress bar. > > it then transfers 32 of 33 chunks > > and then it comes up with the error mentioned before. Well if it errors out during that, I would be sure to try a different cable and test the drive in another box using smartmontools. I would also make sure I could successfully run a livecd to make sure it is not the cd drve. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"