Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 20:09:51 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: patrick mcandrew <pmcandre@tiac.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Strange Error Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970129200934.25390e-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <199701270339.WAA00289@tiac.net>
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On Sun, 26 Jan 1997, patrick mcandrew wrote: > I recently picked up the following config: > amd 5x86 133mhz with 16mb of ram, 1.6gig EIDE HD, ATAPI CDROM,etc. > your basic run-of-the-mill PC. I install/boot FreeBSD fine, but > I get this error when im done, after i reboot. it goes to the boot > monitor, and when i hit enter, it says "Invalid Format" and says that > no matter which kernel i choose (i made several copies on the one in the > root dir. before rebooting) the only kernel it boots off of is the floppy. > the installation on another PC was flawless (my gateway in previous message), > and this error has me stuck, i think i tired reinstalling several times, with > no success. any ideas? What is the 'boot monitor'? I don't understand where you're getting stuck. 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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