Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 01:17:19 +0000 From: Mark Yeck <y3k@gti.net> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4.2 Installation Boot problems Message-ID: <3A39711D.59729409@gti.net> References: <20001214211943.A2697@buffy.local>
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I had a similiar problem. Upgrading the motherboard BIOS took care of it. I was using an intel al440lx motherboard. I dont know if that's your problem, but its worth looking into. -mark Cliff Sarginson wrote: > Hello, > Some days ago I posted a problem about 42. installation. > I tried many times to install it, all apparently successfully, > but none ended up being bootable. > I dedicated the whole disk to it. > With "not dangeriusly dedicated" I saw nothing at all. > With "dangerously deciated" I got "Read Error". > > I ended up installing a small Linux system and using Lilo, > with success. > > 1 or maybe 2 other people reported the problem. > I posted it in "stable", so I will try it here as well. > > Somebody replied to me offering to help, unfortunately I seemed > to have lost his/her message. If they are out there > could they contact me again. > > Or if anyone else hs any input on this. > > The PC is a very ordinary old P90, which I use as a test > machine, and many installations of Linux and BSD 4.0 > have worked well on it. > > Thanks > Cliff > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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