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Date: Mon, 11 Mar 1996 10:30:11 -0700
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From: joerg@pharmacy.isu.edu (Joerg Senekowitsch)
Subject: Fatal Trap 12 during install on HP Vectra
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>Date: Mon, 11 Mar 1996 10:13:40 -0700
>To:questions@FreeBSD.org
>From:joerg@pharmacy.isu.edu (Joerg Senekowitsch)
>Subject:Fatal Trap 12 during install on HP Vectra
>
>Hello FreeBSD!
>
>I'm trying to install FreeBSD-2.1.0 on a HP Vectra 486VL/25 (a 486SX
>processor). The machine has 8MB RAM, a 120MB Quantum IDE disk, and an
>Intel EtherExpress 16TP network board (supported). I've downloaded the
>latest boot floppy and disabled almost everything in the "-c"
>configuration except the floppy, hard disk, ethernet board (otherwise
>FreeBSD mistakes the EtherExpress for a Mitsumi CD ROM ?!).
>
>Doing a "novice" install and dedicating the whole disk to FreeBSD (using a
>16MB swap partition and the rest goes to "/") I select FTP as install
>medium. The board is configured at IRQ 10, PORT 300, IP 134.50.8.10
>(pills.isu.edu), the gateway, DNS server, and netmask are set correctly (I
>know, I'm the net admin :-).
>
>Anyway, soon as the install procedure hits the
>
>DEBUGL init ix0.......
>
>message I get a
>
>FATAL Trap 12: Page fault in kernel mode...
>
>
>Anyway, appreciate your help,
>
>Joerg
>

Sorry to follow-up on my own message. Checked the network board again and it had
a) autodetect connector (changed it to RJ-45)
b) FlashBIOS enabled (changed to disable)

Now the install seems to run.....

Thanks,

Joerg