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Date:      Thu, 05 Mar 1998 09:38:16 +0200
From:      Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il>
To:        Jim Nakamura <jz@mediacity.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Panic: double fault
Message-ID:  <34FE5668.5B3A@barcode.co.il>
References:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980304222659.6962A-100000@home001.mediacity.com>

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Jim Nakamura wrote:
> 
> hello,
> 
> I'm trying to install freebsd, but when booting up from the boot
> floppy I keep getting the message 'panic: double fault'.  then
> on the next line:  'syncing disks...' and the system seems to freeze
> up on me.  What's going on here?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jim.

What version are you trying to install??? What is your hardware
configuration? Some versions (2.2.2 being one of them, IIRC), had
trouble booting the install disk on a machine with 48MB of RAM.

Nadav

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