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Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 08:50:27 -0600 (MDT)
From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
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Subject: Re: Problems getting FreeBSD installed and operational
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On Fri, 2 May 2003 alex@suffix.demon.co.uk wrote:

> I'm getting to my wits end with trying to get FreeBSD installed and
> working on a Compaq Evo D310 machine. Below is a description of what
> I've tried and any help would be most gratefully received :-)
>
> Insert FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE CD (downloaded ISO on 29th April 2003) -
> boot machine, the machine reads the CD - I get dash '-' in the top
> left of the screen, then a register dump followed by the message "BTX
> halted"

A Google groups search for "freebsd btx halted" listed this as the first
result (no wrap):

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=20030110114315.GA38226_kollerie.com%40ns.sol.net

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA