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Mike Smith writes:
 > > 
 > > Mike Smith writes:
 > >  > > *** keyboard not plugged in ...
 > >  > > Can't open file /boot/loader
 > >  > > *** keyboard not plugged in ...
 > >  > 
 > >  > Your installation did not complete correctly.  Try again.
 > >  > 
 > >  > > So, how should i get the freebsd running?
 > >  > 
 > >  > Install it correctly.  It's not really very hard.  If you go to the 
 > >  > questions list, and promise to give them more information than you've 
 > >  > given us, you should get the sort of help you need.
 > > 
 > > This sounds a lot like what Juan E. Navarro was complaining about with
 > > a -current install onto an xp1000.  I think that sysinstall might be
 > > hosed for alpha. Either that, or it is far too easy to make a mistake
 > > & inadvertantly end up with a system which will not boot.
 > 
 > Not as far as I can tell; at least, the install I did last week (network 
 > install from ftp.cdrom.com onto a DS20) completed just fine.  It even 
 > does DHCP correctly.

YES!  I've been waiting for somebody to say that.  I'm very, very
happy that the ds20 code is working.

 > > Do any of the Q/A people have alphas?
 > 
 > I have a couple now; I'll be relegating the noname to continual install 
 > testing now.  I've looked at Juan's report, but so far I don't have any 
 > concrete ideas, sorry.

Darn.  It seemed like to much of a coincidence to ignore..

Drew



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