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From: "Steven C. Sickles" <sickles@exit109.com>
Subject: RE: MATCD0 Error
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>Subject: Installation problem

>     I was trying to install the binaries of FreeBSD 2.0.5 and I received 
>     the message:
     
>     "matcd0: get_stat: After reading status byte, bus didn't go idle ff
>     6f      230"
     
>     while booting from the boot floppy.
     
>     The machine is a Micron Pentium 100 with 540M hard drive, Sony ATAPI 
>     CD-ROM, Stealth Video card, 8M memory, 3 1/2 floppy drive, sound 
>     card, fax/modem, etc.
     
>     Your help is greatly appreciated!   

I've got the same Micron system, except 90Mhz, and I got the same error. 
The workaround (sorry, no solution. I'm new to FreeBSD also) is to type -c 
at the Boot: prompt. Then, when you get the CONFIG> prompt, type

disable matcd0

then type quit at the following CONFIG> prompt, and this will at least let 
you get past this point. When you install completely you can remove MATCD0 
from the device configuration permanently.

Any better solutions/explanations would be appreciated.

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