Date: Fri, 7 Jun 1996 18:34:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> To: Brandon Gillespie <brandon@tombstone.sunrem.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: fd0 timeouts Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960607183356.12373D-100000@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960607163937.27888A-100000@tombstone.sunrem.com>
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On Fri, 7 Jun 1996, Brandon Gillespie wrote: > What _does_ fd0 timeout mean? I'm trying to install Accelerated X on my > system, but on the second disk I keep getting timeouts until it bombs and > doesn't finish the install. Yet if I try it on another FreeBSD system I > have, everything works great without a _single_ timeout (it does give a > few timeout errors on the first disk, but it doesnt end with errors). I > dont think it is a disk problem as the disk works fine on my other > system. The only difference is the system that doesnt work is a p100 > without X of any form, and the system that does work is a 486-66 running XF86 Sounds like you have a flaky disk or disk drive. Check cables and check the drive with some other floppy disks. Just a guess tho. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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