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Date:      Mon, 4 Aug 1997 19:48:02 +0300 (EEST)
From:      Andrew Stesin <stesin@gu.net>
To:        "Lee Crites (AEI)" <leec@adam.adonai.net>
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD on Packard Bell?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.970804194547.9030H-100000@trifork.gu.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970803165640.2665A-100000@adam.adonai.net>

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On Sun, 3 Aug 1997, Lee Crites (AEI) wrote:

> I asked about this a while ago and only got one reply from someone who
> was (politely) questioning the mental state of anyone who would purchase
> a pb machine.  Okay, I was stupid.

	:-)

> Now, has anyone put fbsd on a pb?  I

	Yes, many times on 486's PBs.  Didn't touch their Pentiums ever.

> tried just doing an install, without success.  It just hangs at various
> points (none of the 9 tries hung at the same spot) after all of the
> setup screens and fs work, while copying blocks of data from the cd.

	Would you mind providing as much info as possible
	about that damn box, i.e. _your own_ hardware descriprion
	plus kernel boot messages?

> 
> If I can get this box running fbsd, I'm rid of M$!
> 
> Lee
> 
> 

Best regards,
Andrew Stesin

nic-hdl: ST73-RIPE





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