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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!metro!asstdc.scgt.oz.au!nsw.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!news.uoregon.edu!hunter.premier.net!news.mathworks.com!EU.net!sun4nl!Utrecht.NL.net!news.iaf.nl!news.es.iaf.nl!yedi!wilko From: wilko@yedi.iaf.nl (Wilko Bulte) Subject: Re: panic: EISA I/O error Organization: Private FreeBSD site - Arnhem, The Netherlands Message-ID: <DynyM6.13C@yedi.iaf.nl> References: <52pd36$nmd@crcnis3.unl.edu> <32510792.2781E494@mindspring.com> Date: Wed, 2 Oct 1996 19:39:42 GMT Lines: 25 Ron Bolin <rlb@mindspring.com> writes: >Marc Lombardo wrote: >> I'm trying to install off of floppies, and I used unix to write the >> boot4.flp image onto a disk. When I boot the disk, I get the boot: >> prompt, and I tried typing a '-c' to avoid the error reported by the >> install, but after uncompressing the kernel, it stops the install right >> away, reports 'panic: EISA I/O error >> automatic system reset in 15 seconds. >> hit key on console to abort.' >> >> So I never even get to the config> prompt. >> >morrow. my kingdom's of no...use. of no...use." 242 >> >If this is FBSD 2.1.5, I could not install it on an Adaptec 1742, its >broke. >Did work for FBSD 2.01R though. 215R does work for my Adaptec 1740 (floppy less) without any problems. Why do you use the boot4.flp? Wilko