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Date: Wed, 3 Jul 1996 09:10:32 +0200
From: Per Hannlov <per.hannlov@tullverket.se>
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Hello !
I'm Per Hannlov, Lulea, Sweden.
I've got problems with FreeBSD installation. Wrong there is no problems
with the installation, but after.

I have a "Taiwan PC", 8 MB RAM, Conner 1275 Mb, Promise EIDE controller,
SB 16 Soundblaster with Mitsuma 2X Cd-Rom and Cardex Cobra Grafik card. 
I have also a network card installed, which is software setup with 
irq 10 and address 340.

Here is a briefing:
I started to boot on the floppy installation disk  -->> No problem.
Then from the menu, I choosed the Novice install.
And the installation software created the Unix partition.
Then started the copy from CD to harddisk   ---->>  No problem.
I was prompted some qestions and I answered them.

BUT when I boot the PC, bootmanger prompts me to choose F1,F...
If I choose to boot FreBSD and press enter for default values, The
PC "dives". The only thing I can se is the pipe (|) sign.

I have tried a lots of different ways of installing FreeBSD.

1. I let the DOS 850 Mb partition come first and then the FreeBSD
   partition.
2. Then I let the Unix partion come first and the DOS second.
3. Then I let the first (1 MB) of the disk be a DOS partition
   and installed a dev (201 MB) directly after that DOS partition.
4. I have of course tried to install only a FreeBSD partition
   without a DOS partiotion.
5. Mostly I've used the develope installation (201 Mb) alternative
   but other choises where also tested   -->> the smallest 52 MB
   with only default values
6. In the boot sequense I've tried the -c and the wd(0,a)/kernel -c
   flag. But all I can see is that pipesign.
   
If the floppy boot or the installation failed. I could live with
that and throw the FreeBSD away. But when I am as close as now,
there should be an answer that solves my problem.
I am very gratefull (wrong spelling ?) and I look forward to
an answer of what have showed to be a life task.

E-Mail: per.hannlov@tullverket.se 

-- 
Per Hannlöv