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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: boot.flp sucks!!! FreeBSD guys.
Date: 19 Jun 1996 07:25:25 +0100
Organization: Coverform Ltd.
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Message-ID: <4q86gl$eh@anorak.coverform.lan>
References: <4q08o1$jfn@kaiwan009.kaiwan.com> <4q1c1a$19c_002@mypc.neosoft.com> <4q1ufg$kku@client2.news.psi.net> <4q2c2e$s2t@kaiwan009.kaiwan.com>
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aks@kaiwan009.kaiwan.com wrote:
: : What's your hardware configuration? Try turning off your CPU cache
: : (problem with some 486 caches; turn it back on after the install). Did
: : you write boot.flp to a verified good (preformatted) floppy?
: My floppy is OK.
: My hardware is PC. Isn't that enough?
: I would expect to get at least the boot prompt to begin with.
Ah, well that's your problem ! You need an AT, not a PC - one with at
least a 386 CPU. Everyone would assume that you have enough knowledge
and common sense to figure this out before posting.
You obviosly don't appreciate the need to know more than "I have a PC",
so I'll explain:
We all expect to get at least the boot prompt to begin with. You're the
first person (to my knowledge) to moan that this is a problem. So,
something is wrong - or different - with your machine. If you can't
define what your machine is nobody can help you. This is how you find
out:
Ring up the person that you bought your machine from and say
"excuse me, I need you to describe to me - in detail - what
hardware is in my "PC". Could you write it down and post
it to me as I don't want to misunderstand the terminology"
When you receive the letter, copy it word for word into your news
reader and post it as a follow up to this thread. Don't try to
interpret what they say - it'll only confuse you. You will probably
need to use MS-Windows to do so - the interface should suit you.
If you have any problems with these instructions, please ask me to
clarify them.
If you figure out that you're just being stupid^H^H^H^H^H^Hnaieve,
don't bother posting.
Otherwise, we look forward to hearing about your hardware.
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....