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From: tom@uniserve.com (Tom Samplonius)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: help for new boot of 2.0.5
Date: 16 Nov 1995 06:52:04 GMT
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In article <48ducm$ote@thrush.sover.net>, woody@sover.netl says...
>
>Help I'v tried booting freebsd off of the boot floppy I'v made but the
>system hangs. I'v got version 1.1.5.1 already on my drive and have had
>it running.  Now when I try to boot version 2.0.5 off of boot floppy
>it goes like this
>Boot 
>
>Uncompressing the kernal......done
>Booting the kernal   
>this is where it freezes up I'v waited for 10 minuetes and still no
>boot  any body out there can help me????


  Try disabling your system cache via CMOS setup.

Tom