Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 02:19:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Roman Katsnelson <romank@graphnet.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: install problems (again?) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980623021915.15375n-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <358EA598.74941E5A@graphnet.com>
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On Mon, 22 Jun 1998, Roman Katsnelson wrote: > I am new to the list (and to FreeBSD) so please let me know if I am > breaking any rules here... > > I am trying to install from FTP, and it takes me through the whole > process without any error messages, but when it is done and I reboot I > get "Read error". I think this is happening before the machine even > reads the boot sector. First I thought this was a hardware problem, but > when I installed DOS on the same machine it booted fine. Also, if I boot > > from a floppy but give it boot: "0:wd(0,a)kernel" it works fine. I just > need it to be able to find the kernel on its own and sans the floppy > boot. See the FAQ at http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ. It's a BIOS interaction problem. > > Any suggestions? > > Thanks, > > Roman. > > P.S. I am not sure if this went through the first time I posted it, so > if this is a repost, please excuse. > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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