Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 15:27:17 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Aled Treharne <aledt@gwydion.force9.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Problem with boot.flp Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9807291526170.24795-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <000101bdba52$ca73c030$8200000a@gwydion.force9.net>
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On Tue, 28 Jul 1998, Aled Treharne wrote: > I'm having a serious problem trying to install 2.2.5 onto a PC from the > original CD's. > > While booting from the floppy I get this error: > > Fatal trap 9: general protection fault while in kernel mode > instruction pointer = 0x8:0xf01aad71 > stack pointer = 0x10:0xefbfff98 > frame pointer = 0x10:0xefbfffb0 > code segment = base 0x0, limit 0xfffff, type 0x1b, > DPL 0, pres 1, def32 1, gran 1 > processor eflags = resume, IOPL=0 > current process = 0 () > interrupt mask = net tty bio > panic: general protection fault > > Could someone please help me out on this problem? The machine is a Cyrix M2 > 200 with 40Mb RAM, 8.2Gb Quantum fireball, 2.4Gb Samsung HDD's, Panasonic > 24Max CDROM drive, 3C509 TPO ethernet card, S3 Virge VX 2Mb Graphics card. > I'll be happy to supply more info on anything if anyone needs it, and I TIA > for any help. Pull a SIMM out. 2.2.5's installer had a particular beef with 40 (or was it 48)MB systems. For boot problems, including a snippet of the lines just above the panic is helpful for knowning exactly where it exploded. 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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