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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.bugs:2954 comp.os.386bsd.questions:16390 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!uwm.edu!news.moneng.mei.com!howland.reston.ans.net!news.cac.psu.edu!news.pop.psu.edu!hudson.lm.com!godot.cc.duq.edu!ddsw1!not-for-mail From: mikebo@MCS.COM (Michael Borowiec) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs,comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: FreeBSD2.0R: Boot floppy PANICs on Dell 486P/50 Date: 3 Feb 1995 15:37:14 -0600 Organization: MCSnet, Chicago Area Public Internet Access Lines: 33 Message-ID: <3gu7ma$2o4@Mars.mcs.com> References: <3gtshm$nos@Mars.mcs.com> <3gu0q5$6t3@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: mars.mcs.com In article <3gu0q5$6t3@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>, Andrew W. Donoho <awd@gslis.utexas.edu> wrote: >In article <3gtshm$nos@Mars.mcs.com> >mikebo@MCS.COM (Michael Borowiec) writes: > >> Hi - >> I'm having a problem booting a Dell 486P/50 (486DX2/50) w/16MB memory, >> Adaptec 1542CF (IRQ 11, DMA 5), Quantum LPS525S SCSI disk (501MB) and >> 3COM 3C509 (EtherLink III) from the FreeBSD 2.0R (941204) boot floppy. >> It sees all the devices, but after the "Changing root device to fd0c" >> message, it craps out with: > >I had a similar problem. I did two things to get going. 1st. Get the >December 5th Boot Disks. 2nd. specify the "link2" option to the ep0 >ethernet driver. > Hmmmm... the latest boot disks are suffixed .941204 which is what I'm using. The file creation dates are indeed Dec. 5, so that may be why the confusion. I don't see any later disks for 2.0R in FTP.CDROM.COM:/FreeBSD/2.0-RELEASE/floppies/newer, so if anyone knows where newer disks may be hidden let me know, OK? As for specifying the "link2" option... I'd be happy to just be able to boot from the boot floppy. Until I can do that, I can't specify diddely squat! ;v) - Mike -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Borowiec All tied to their things, mikebo@MCS.COM they are netted by the strings... Free to flutter, in memory of their wasted wings... P.Gabriel