Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 22:18:17 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: dlhodge@pacbell.com Cc: support@freebsd.org, dlhodge@ix.netcom.com Subject: Re: EMM386: Unrecoverable privileged operation error #00 - press Enter to reboot Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.961220221137.244H-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <3292579E.3242@ix.netcom.com>
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On Tue, 19 Nov 1996, David L. Hodge wrote: > Hello. The last time I contacted you was in an attempt to solve an > installation problem with FreeBSD and that of the COMPAQ 575-LX system. > Now I am in a new workgroup trying to introduce FreeBSD here as well. My > trouble is I'm receiving the following error message when trying to > install from the FreeBSD CDROM version 2.1.5: "EMM386: unrecoverable > privileged operation error #00 - press Enter to reboot." You must be using the 'fbsdboot' program to get this error. Disable EMM386 and try it again, or use the more conventional boot floppy. :) > I'm wondering > if I tried to load FreeBSD via the use of the "makeflp" program if I'd > have better luck. I'm assuming that if I attempt the installation using > bootable floppies in order to circumvent the EMM memory problems that I > ran into when I tried to use the "install.bat" program from the CDROM > the system may let me install the operating system. The question I need > answered is how should I go about doing this using the NEC 4000 "Versa" > notebook unit? The problem that I have with the notebook is that it > allows you to use either the floppy drive or the CDROM drive, but not > both. Here is why. The floppy drive and the CDROM both utilize the same > slot of the NEC 4000; therefore, when you are using the CDROM the > floppy drive is not inserted and vise versa. That's hard :( The best way to handle these monsters is to do a net install. The 3c589 PCMCIA ethernet card is supported in the zp driver so you shouldn't have too much trouble getting it to work. > In addition, I wanted to know if I used a FreeBSD version such as 2.0.5, > which I already have on floppies, to load the basic FreeBSD system will > I be able to then access the CDROM drive and then upgrade to version > 2.1.5 and load the X-Windows portion of FreeBSD? Do you have any ideas > how I can perform this process successfully? Have you heard of anyone > successfully load FreeBSD onto a NEC notebook computer? If so how did > you get around the limitations I am experiencing? No; you have to boot from the boot floppy to upgrade. A net install is about the only way to do it with these units. > I would like to know if you know of any FreeBSD "X" tool installation > routine available on the 2.1.5 version CDROM of FreeBSD? What do you > think? Have you ever tried installing FreeBSD this way? What are your > thoughts on this? Not yet. XFree now has a XSetup utility which runs a basic X session. I doubt that FreeBSD will since it requires too much software to fit on one floppy. The dialog library is pretty close as is. 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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