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In-Reply-To: <32EE24D2.6B99@auselda.it> from Oliviero Armezzani at "Jan 28, 97 05:09:54 pm"
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Oliviero Armezzani writes:
> After its installation, I had to suffer the incompatibility between your
> Freebsd 2.1.5 and my Compaq Desk PRO 6200 (Intel Pentium Pro),
> particularly it seems not to identify both the processor and the
> ethernet board on mother board. This resulted in the impossibility of
> installation, now my questions are:
>
> 1) do you have any idea about a possible solution?
> either
> 2) what about the compatibility of new release 2.1.6 or even 2.2.Beta?

To help you with this one, I need to know more.  What went wrong?
When you say the system didn't identify the processor, you presumably
mean it identified it incorrectly.  And what kind of Ethernet board is
on the motherboard?  You may need a special driver for it.

Greg