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From: Wolfgang Helbig <helbig@Informatik.BA-Stuttgart.DE>
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Subject: Re: syncing disks
In-Reply-To: <199710151728.MAA00650@stat168-001.residents.stolaf.edu> from "champlin@stolaf.edu" at "Oct 15, 97 12:28:46 pm"
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> Everytime I try to install freebsd on my computer the computer freezes.  It happens when syncing disks but there is a kernel panic message just prior to syncing disks.  Why would this happen?  What can I do about it?

What does the kernel panic message say?
What is your hardware configuration?

BTW. Please break your lines at about 70 characters.

Wolfgang