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From: jimd@slip106.termserv.siu.edu (Jim Dutton)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Gateway-2000's
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 02:49:19 CST
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	     (from binhdo@cs.ubc.ca (Binh Do))
	     (at 15 Feb 1996 19:17:44 -0800)
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Hi Binh, on Feb 15 you wrote:

> In article <4ft450$8s6@saluki-news.wham.siu.edu>,
> Jim Dutton  <jimd@dutton2.it.siu.edu> wrote:
> >I am having problems installing FreeBSD on a Gateway-2000 machine. Has anyone
> >else been able to successfully install FreeBSD on such a beast ?
> >
> 
>  I have FreeBSD on Gateway 2000 486-DX2, 16M and I am quite happy. What is you
> problem?

After the install process completes formatting the HD, it dies with a "panic:
page fault" error message.

Additionally, when I "attach ix0" after disabling MCD0, the ATTACH command
reports an E-net address of all zeros, which I suspect is incorrect.