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From: Chris Anderson <cda@austin.ibm.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Installation problem again
Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 11:03:31 -0500
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Brian Somers wrote:
> 
> In article <5it53e$9jq$1@sun1000.pwr.wroc.pl>,
>         pansudet@pwr.wroc.pl (Wojciech Czaplinski) writes:
> >
> >
> > I tried to install FreeBSD as described in 'FreeBSD handbook', but it
> > didn't work in the very beginning. The boot procedure (from the
> > boot.flp) hangs like this:
> >
> > (cut...)
> >
> > Boot:
> > dosdev= 0, biosdrive = 0, unit = 0, maj = 2
> > Can't find /kernel
> >
> >
> > Seems the boot image is not OK?
> 
> Try writing the image to another floppy.  Sounds like a dodgy
> floppy drive :|
> 
> If you have doubts about the floppy image itself, run "md5 boot.flp"
> and compare the output with the md5 file in the floppies directory.
> Of course you'll need md5 :)
> 
> >                              thanx in advance - Wojtek
> >
> >
> 
> --
> Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
>       <http://www.awfulhak.org>
> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !

-- 

My problem is slightly different...

I get it to boot and install, then upon reboot it hangs on:


dosdev= 80, biosdrive = 0, unit = 0, maj = 0
|


This is as far as it erver gets...  Any ideas?

-- 

    The views expressed herein are not necessarily that of IBMs
    but are of my own.




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