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From: slm@best.com (Steven L. Moore)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Installation help needed
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 1995 02:51:31 GMT
Organization: Best Internet Communications
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I can't get install to start at all :( am trying to install FreeBsd
2.0.5 from cd and have no problem starting view and creating a boot
floppy but when i try to boot it just goes into an endless cycle of
system reboots :(

rawrite reports 1 bad sector no matter what disk i use or what
boot.flp i use - have tried the upgrade ver

I have a 486dx266 with 20 meg ram, promise 4030 ide cache controller
with 4 meg, ati mach32 ultrapro video, 340mb and 1gb wd drives and the
other usual stuff.

anyone have any insight on this problem ? 

I have successfully installed slackware linux on this system in the
past. I have win 95 installed now.

Thanks in advance

Steve Moore - slm@best.com