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From: "Sergei S. Laskavy" <laskavy@cs.msu.su>
To: jim@jimpick.com
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	Pick on Fri, 04 Jul 1997 02:32:01 -0700)
Subject: Re: Installation Problem
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>>>>> "Jim" == Jim Pick <jim@jimpick.com> writes:

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    Jim> Hi.

    Jim> I'm attempting to install FreeBSD for the first time
    Jim> (following the directions on the web page), and I ran into a
    Jim> glitch that I can't seem to work around.

    Jim> Here's what happens when it dies:

    Jim> .  .  .  a whole bunch of kernel boot messages .  .  .
    Jim> changing root device to fd0c panic: double fault

    Jim> What is likely to cause this error?  Trouble reading the
    Jim> floppy drive?  What should I do next?

Is your install floppy read-only?