Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 15:55:10 -0400 From: "Julian C. Dunn" <dunnj@ecf.utoronto.ca> (by way of "Julian C. Dunn" <jdunn@aecinfo.com>) To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: install bootdisk: endless reboots? Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19980619155510.007f68a0@winnt.aecinfo.com>
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I'm trying to install FreeBSD on an old Dell 486 in the office, for use as a development server. However, whenever I stick in the bootdisk, it begins to boot, but then reboots shortly after. That's all it will do -- it reboots the machine, over and over, ad infinitum. Any ideas? The machine is a Dell 466/L mainboard with a 83 MHz Pentium OD, sound blaster 16 and cdrom, and a cheap ne2000 ethernet card. I've tried removing peripherals one by one and also tried swapping in a 50 MHz genuine 486 chip. Nothing seems to work. Subsequent to Dana's problem I also disabled the onboard video by changing the video card twice -- still nothing. Any suggestions would be appreciated. (Incidentally, the Linux boot/rootfloppies boot the system fine, so I'll probably wind up installing Linux if I can't get this to work within a reasonable amount of time) - Julian | + julian c. dunn (dunnj@ecf.toronto.edu) + finger for PGP key + | | faculty of applied science & engineering + university of toronto | | www: http://www.aquezada.com/ | | "what is this love that keeps me coming back | | when it will only end in misery?" - sarah mclachlan | To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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