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Date:      Thu, 20 Jan 2000 22:51:28 -0500 (EST)
From:      Dru <genisis@istar.ca>
To:        J R <nwadworks@yahoo.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: kernel panic first time re-boot!!!
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.10001202247050.1681-100000@genisis.istar.ca>
In-Reply-To: <000b01bf63c0$62628e40$99e00c18@bigdog>

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Try this URL; there is an FAQ on your error message:

http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/install.html#AEN682

Should get your install up and running. 

Dru


On Thu, 20 Jan 2000, J R wrote:

> Hello All,
>  
> Help!
> 
> 36 hours ago I purchased the 4 CD/ROM freeBSD 3.1 w/book.  I have spent the last 20 hours trying to get the system to reboot properly...err!  I keep getting an "kernel panic" just after "syncing disks" when trying to load drive 1 "wd0s1a.
> 
> I have evil WinNT-4.0 on drive 1  &  freeBSD on drive 2.  AMD-mmx 200, 64MB RAM, Asus MB, 13.1GB HD-NT4.0 Server, 3.1GB HD FreeBSD, 3Com-905 NIC...
> 
> I removed Linux from drive 2 and installed freeBSD there.  everything was going GREAT with the Linux / NT combo...I just wanted to upgrade to FreeBSD.
> 
> I have tried every booting sequence combination available...but yours...!
> I have re-partitioned every combination I could fathom....removed and added MBR and all that good stuff!!!
> 
> No matter what combination I still can't get any FreeBSD boot loader to become active.  I have to force the BIOS to load only from drive 2 "D".  Then FreeBSD loads...gets to the syncing disks...looks for drive "0" and crashes on the spot!...error prompt say it will now reboot in a few seconds...and it does...over and over and over.
> 
> I am on my 14th repartition and reload of FreeBSD.  I have tried the "Live File System" but that too is a waste of time.
> 
> I have even tried using the "NT 4.0 Loader" to select FreeBSD from that...NT is stupid and says it does not allow this even though the arrangement is correct.
> 
> PLEASE help...I'm running out of patience.
> 
> 
> JR
> 
> 
> 



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