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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!network.ucsd.edu!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!darwin.sura.net!gatekeeper.es.dupont.com!esds01.es.dupont.com!BEALSRG@esvx12.es.dupont.com From: bealsrg@esvx12.es.dupont.com Subject: Now What? Message-ID: <1993Jun14.032458.10030@es.dupont.com> Sender: news@es.dupont.com (USENET News System) Nntp-Posting-Host: esvx12.es.dupont.com Reply-To: bealsrg@esvx12.es.dupont.com Organization: DuPont (Opinions are those of the writer only) Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1993 03:24:58 GMT Lines: 36 Well, I tried 386BSD. No go, the Tiny Bood Disk worked great, but after the first bit of the installation, where you're supposed to be able to boot from the hard disk, my machine goes into an eternal boot cycle. At this point I get an error message containing the word RAM, but even on my 3386-20 it goes by too fast to read. Nate tells me this is probably because the kernel doesn't have an established space (i.e. hard drive) for a core dump. I tried NetBSD. This time, on trying to install, I get "wdc0: extra interrupt" which Nate says may indicate a bug in my hard disk controller. Understand, I trust Nate to know what he's talkink about. However, he only hinted at a possible solution. (He has plenty to do, as we're all aware!!). OK. System particulars: Northgate 386-20 "page mode" system 8mb RAM WD (oem'd) RLL controllerr Maxtor 105mb hard drive Seagate 65mb hard drive Video7 1024i (Northgate 208e) SVGA card (512k) '89 AMI BIOS with "F" keyboard controller Digital Vision Computer Eyes RT (works with DOS) Currently running OS/2 with both drives partioned HPFS Now, to the actual question: can anyone tell me definitively that (a) there is a way to install BSD*IX, or (b) I need a new hard drive/controller? Naturally (a) is preferred, for $$$ reasons, but (b) seems to be my best hope at this point. Thanks! rb