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Date:      Wed, 22 Jan 1997 16:27:51 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        patrick mcandrew <pmcandre@tiac.net>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: installation problem
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.970122162710.7369N-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <199701180542.AAA01569@tiac.net>

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On Sat, 18 Jan 1997, patrick mcandrew wrote:

> I installed freebsd from cdrom, everything works fine. Then i reboot, and i get    
> the freeBSD boot prompt, hit enter to boot the kernel and it says invalid
> format and returns me to the boot prompt.
> 
> anyone know howto fix this??

Try giving the location explicitly at the Boot: prompt.

If you installed to your second IDE disk, type

wd(1,a)/kernel

Let me know where it is and I'll give you the proper line.

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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