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Date:      Wed, 10 Nov 1999 20:15:59 +1100 (EDT)
From:      Andrew MacIntyre <andymac@bullseye.apana.org.au>
To:        "A.G. Russell IV" <arussell@bifrost.agrknives.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: install problems with 3.X on AT motherboards...
Message-ID:  <Pine.OS2.3.95.991110201125.660A-100000@CENTRAL>
In-Reply-To: <199911100349.VAA00891@bifrost.agrknives.com>

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On Tue, 9 Nov 1999, A.G. Russell IV wrote:

> I have 6 servers, 1 ASUS ATX 450mhz K6-2 motherboard with FreeBSD 3.2
>                   3 ASUS AT  450/350 K6-2 and P5 100 motherboard with freebsd 2.2.5 and 2.2.8 and 2.2.8
>                   2 boardrunner AT  K6 233 and 350    with freebsd 2.2.8

{...}

> Boot from ATAPI CD-ROM:
>   1.  FD 2.88MB System Type-(00)
> /boot.config: -P
> Keyboard: no
> -
> BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.01
> 
> 
> then nothing

Please read the 3.2 (3.1?) release errata on the web site - this problem
is covered there - I've encountered this myself, but don't remember the
exact fix.  It is a result of the change to the BTX loader and space
compromises on the boot floppies, as I recall.

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