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From: Rudy Gireyev <rgireyev@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Installing BSD problem
To: peter <peter@worldinternet.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
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Did you create a boot floppy?
Did you install from CD?
How many hard drives are in this computer?
How many other operating systems?
What is the computer configuration?
How far down the install process did you get?

Rudy


---peter <peter@worldinternet.net> wrote:
>
> HI
> 
> I have just got FreeBSD 2.2.5 and am trying to install it. I have
try'd
> to boot from the cd-rom and floppy disk. It boots OK gets though
> 
> boot:
> uncompressing kernel...done
> Booting the kernel
> 
> then gives the following error:
> 
> Fatel trap9: general protection fault while in kernel mode
> instruction pointer: "with lots of numbers"
> stach pointer: "with lots of numbers"
> framed pointer: "with lots of numbers"
> 
> and at the end of all the other pointers is an automatic rebbot.
> 
> Can someone PLEASE help me ?
> 
> 
> 
> 

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