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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 14:30:43 +0200
From: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.RWTH-Aachen.DE>
To: Sie Raybould <sie@systemfile.demon.co.uk>
Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: Wont even boot from the floppy on my laptop
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You oughta use at least the latest release. Also check:

http://www.jp.FreeBSD.org/PAO/


On Wed, Apr 15, 1998 at 12:49:45PM +0100, Sie Raybould wrote:
> I ran FreeBSD for a while on my old TI4000M without problems a while back
> and now have need for UNIX on my new laptop.
> 
> I have tried the 2.2.2-RELEASE boot floppy and it gets as far as:
> 
> --
> Booting the kernel
> BIOS basemem (639K) != RTC basemem (640K), setting to BIOS value
> Copyright (c) 1992-1997 FreeBSD Inc
> Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
>               The Regents of the University of California. All rights
> reserved.
> 
> FreeBSD 2.2.2-RELEASE #0: Tue May 20 11:16:09 GMT 1997
>      jkh@cdrom.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/BOOTMFS
> --
> 
> Then the system hangs and cannot be reset, except by switching the power
> off.
> 
> I also tried booting with -c, no different.
> 
> Then I tried downloading 2.2.6-RELEASE boot floppy and it was also no
> different.
> 
> The machine is an AJP badged laptop actually made by the Kapoc Computer
> Company in Taiwan. These machines are sold in hundreds of countries under
> differnent names. Here in the UK, I have seen them badged as AJP and MBC. In
> Switzerland, I have seen them as "Microspot".
> 
> The spec is:
> 
> 233MMX Intel Pentium
> 64Mb RAM
> Chips and Technologies 65555 graphics with 4Mb
> 15.1" XGA (1024x768) TFT LCD panel
> ESS1879 3D sound system
> Standard 1.44 3.5" floppy
> 20x TEAC CDROM
> 1 Parallel port
> 1 Serial port
> 2 USB ports
> Fast IR
> 2 PCMCIA slots (I have 3C589 ethernet and Adaptec 1640 SlimSCSI in them)
> 
> 
> Is there any way I can switch tracing on or something to see how far things
> are getting, or to see what is casing the boot to hang ?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Sie
> 
> 
> 
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