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From: cs122144@hkpu01.polyu.edu.hk (Arthur S.L. Hsieh)
Subject: Re: 950622-SNAP bootdisk problem
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Date: Wed, 26 Jul 1995 15:19:12 GMT
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Arthur S.L. Hsieh (c1221442@comp.polyu.edu.hk) wrote:
> The bootdisk from 2.0.5-950622-SNAP can't boot my old 386DX-33 system
> but it has no problem on booting a 486 system.  However, I've no
> problem in booting the same 386 system when using the updated bootdisk
> from 2.0.5-RELEASE.  I suspect my bootdisk image from SNAP is somehow
> corrupted and in the process of regetting the image again from
> ftp.freebsd.org thro' a horrible slow link.

I've got the bootdisk image from ftp.freebsd.org again but sadly to
know that it's identical to my original copy.  Can anyone confirm
that bootdisk from 2.0.5-950622-SNAP will mess up a whole screen
after loading the kernel in a 386 system?
--
Arthur Hsieh
c1221442@comp.polyu.edu.hk