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From: will@qsc.com (Will Leong)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: 2.1.5 Installation problem with on-board 7850 with 32MB EDO RAM
Date: 4 Sep 1996 17:23:36 GMT
Organization: Quadron Service Corporation
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Reply-To: will@qsc.com (Will Leong)
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I have a IWILL motherboard w/ 133MHz Pentium, on-board Adaptec 7850 with
32 MB EDO ram (2-16MB)

The boot disk did note all devices and motherboard components; however,
when the installation screen appears, unknown characters appear which
offset the installation window and make it too difficult to install.  I suspect
either the memory is bad which passed a memory test or I need to re-compile
the kernel?

I threw in 2-8MB EDO and it worked OK.

Will