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From: kent@unl.edu (kent eitzmann )
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: PC keeps rebooting after install
Date: 2 Mar 1993 22:39:22 GMT
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Hello,

I am having problems getting tiny 386bsd to boot off my hard disk after
'install'. What happens is the pc keeps rebooting upon quickly flashing the 
following message. 'The operating system is saving a copy of RAM memory to
device 1, offset 0 (hit a key to abort) [amount left to save RAM] device
bad, system rebooting'. I have a 386dx/40 w/126MB IDE drive. This problem
only happens when I partion the drive between DOS 5.0 and 386bsd, when I run
'install' and tell it to use the whole drive everything is fine.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.

Kent Eitzmann 
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Kent Eitzmann 
Computer Hardware Technician II        Internet:  kent@unl.edu
Computing Resource Center (29 WSEC)
University of Nebraska - Lincoln       Voice:     (402) 472-5665