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Date:      Mon, 21 Oct 1996 22:35:16 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Utech <rautech@icanect.net>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD Boot Problems -- Please Help!
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.961021223449.4986F-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <3268FAF0.6920@icanect.net>

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On Sat, 19 Oct 1996, Utech wrote:

> I downloaded and wrote the image to a blank, formatted floppy disk, like
> the installation instructions siad to.  Then, i rebooted my computer,
> and all it says over and over again is : Cannot find /kernel
> I need to install FreeBSD on my system, and I can't get past this
> message!  If you can respond sometime today, it would be greatly
> appreciated.  Thank you.

Try overriding the boot block auto-detection by typing:

fd(0,a)/kernel

at the Boot: prompt.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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