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Date:      Thu, 20 Apr 2000 21:09:54 +0200
From:      Wilko Bulte <wkb@chello.nl>
To:        "David C. Maple" <dmaple@methos.net>
Cc:        freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Problem booting from floppies
Message-ID:  <20000420210954.A6943@yedi.wbnet>
In-Reply-To: <NDBBKALKDKHLMOKBDHGFGEBMDAAA.dmaple@methos.net>; from dmaple@methos.net on Thu, Apr 20, 2000 at 03:04:31PM -0400
References:  <NDBBKALKDKHLMOKBDHGFGEBMDAAA.dmaple@methos.net>

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On Thu, Apr 20, 2000 at 03:04:31PM -0400, David C. Maple wrote:

Is this a Multia machine? Sure looks like one... Multia SRM has problems
booting floppies.

Wilko

> I am getting a recurring error when trying to run the install from the boot
> floppies.  I have tried several disks, so I know they are good.  I suspect
> that the floppy drive itself may be bad.  The error I'm getting follows:
> 
> *** Soft Error - Error #10 - FDC: Data overrun or underrun
> 
> Diagnostic Name		ID	Device	Pass	Test	Hard/Soft	20-APR-2020
> boot			00000020    err_iob	   0     0     0   22      14:55:24
> 
> *** End of Error ***
> 
> This repeats several times then asks for the mfs disk.  The same error
> repeats during the read of the mfs disk and then I get dumped back out at
> the prompt.  Am I correct that it should begin the installation there or am
> I supposed to type something here to start the install?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> 
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