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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Where does one find version 2.0.5?
Date: 19 May 1996 12:59:58 GMT
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rdd@access1.digex.net (R. D. Davis) wrote:

> From where can one ftp version 2.0.5 of FreeBSD?  I'm trying to get
> FreeBSD running on a Hewitt-Rand IBM type PC, with 4MB of memory, and
> I get a "Fatal trap 12: page fault while in kernel mode" error message
> when trying to boot version 2.1.0.  After looking at the FAQ, it
> appears that I'll need to start with 2.0.5 and then install 2.1.0 as
> an alternative to adding more memory.

Dunno who has it still on-line.

You should also be able to pick the ``boot4.flp'' image from a newer
SNAPshot, and install your 2.1R with it.  I'd at least give it a try.

-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
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