Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 15:26:51 +0000 (GMT) From: Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com> To: Eric Smith <genocide@adelphia.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Install problem Message-ID: <20010419152031.X47611-100000@home.sasknow.net> In-Reply-To: <01041917224500.02533@david>
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Eric Smith wrote to Ryan Thompson: > Actually, I am booting from the kernel floppy. I can boot it just > fine on other machines...just not on the MCA box. What led me to > believe that the floppy controller/drive was the problem was that it > gave me some sort of I/O error, coupled with a hex address. I'll try > and re-create the problem later if neccesary. In THAT case, yes, it could very well be your floppy or controller. You didn't tell us you actually got an error on bootup! :-) If you send us a copy of the error output, with more detailed specs on your actual hardware configuration, someone might be able to offer a better clue than my more general advice ;-) Just a thought: If you can't get the floppies to go, you can always install from CD. (Download the ISO for the desired release/snapshot from ftp.freebsd.org). It might be easier to borrow a cheap/compatible IDE CD-ROM drive than it would be to troubleshoot/replace your floppy drive/controller. - Ryan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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