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Date:      Tue, 22 Jul 1997 01:43:27 -0700
From:      "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
To:        Julian Sanchez <julian@w-bin.com>
Cc:        "'freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: 2.2.2 Installation problems 
Message-ID:  <443.869561007@time.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 21 Jul 1997 18:52:22 CDT." <01BC9607.39B2D510@hatt_52.datastar.net> 

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> I recently downloaded from ftp.cdrom.com the version 2.2.2 of FreeBSD. I crea
ted the boot floppy by using the file stored in /floppies (and later the one th
at was in /floppies/newer).
> 
> The problem I have is that everytime I start the boot floppy it hangs right a
fter the message
> "changing root device to fd0c
> panic: double fault
> 
> syncing disks..."
> 
> I read in a FreeBSD related newsgroup that you haven't got such error in your
 test computers. Well, if this helps, the computer I'm trying to use is an AMD1
33 with 48mb of RAM, 3 H.D. IDE (the controller is included in the motherboard)
, CD-ROM IDE and a 3Com Etherlink PCI.


> 
> I also have a Pentium 133 with 32mb of RAM, AHA2940 with two HD SCSI and CD-R
OM SCSI and an Intel Etherexpress PCI. In this computer the boot floppy works w
ithout any problem (but that's not the computer where I want to install FreeBSD
).
> 
> I also downloaded the boot floppy included in version 2.1.7. Surprisingly it 
works in the AMD133.
> Have you come up already with some clues or hints?
> 
> Thank you very much for your help.
> 
> 
> 
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> W BIN Corp. R&D Director.
> 
> I speed, therefore I am.
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