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Date:      Thu, 11 Feb 1999 14:51:35 -0500 (EST)
From:      Thomas David Rivers <rivers@dignus.com>
To:        blackthorne@utah-inter.net, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Locked at "boot:"
Message-ID:  <199902111951.OAA11642@lakes.dignus.com>
In-Reply-To: <000001be55f7$25dee400$c814ea18@testing>

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> I am need to FreeBSD and having a few problems.  After completing the
> installation and rebooting I find myself stuck at a "boot:" prompt.  If I
> leave it for a few seconds the screen scrolls with a message stating
> "Invalid format!" at the end of the last screen.  I have attempted the
> installation a few different ways and have had no more success.
> 
> M.B.
> 
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 This may be a problem with your floppy.  Did you try doing a completely
clean format & making a new boot floppy?

 If so, can you describe your hardware a little bit, what kind of machine,
processor, memory, disk drives, etc...

	- Dave Rivers -


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