Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 23:48:36 +0200 From: wcp@luppolo.lpds.sublink.org (Walter C. Pelissero) To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: old motherboard don't run FreeBSD Message-ID: <199704232148.XAA00415@luppolo.lpds.sublink.org>
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Today I tried to install FreeBSD 2.1 (local reseller still don't have the 2.2.1) on a old Ti 486/40. All went well. When I try to bootstrap from hard disk it shows the boot prompt and then reports a "Read error". If I move that hard disk to a Pentium or newer 486/133 machine it works as it should. I made a try with a FreeBSD 2.0 boot floppy but that time the "Read error" message comes up immediately bootstrapping from floppy disk. I found the that the "Read error" message is printed by /usr/src/sys/i386/boot/biosboot/start.S but nothing more. What can I do to make this old motherboard accept FreeBSD? Any help will be appreciated.
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