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From: Michael Haensel <ventrego@yahoo.com>
Subject: Kernel crashing?
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Like everyone else on the planet, I'm trying to
install FreeBSD. :)  My system boots fine from either
the boot floppy (2.88M) or the install CDs.  After
giving the computer about twenty minutes to grind
through  the minimal installation, it finishes
properly and resets the computer.

The computer loads the kernel from the hard drive,
displaying "/kernel text=0x1b548e data=0x1cdc0+0x20108
syms=[0x4+0x25750+0x4+0x25b6b]".

Unfortunately, this is where it turns bad.  The next
lines displayed are:

int=130001d5 err=c7000000 efl=04428b00 eip=01d57805
eax=01d56005 ebx=f689c3c9 ecx=c7085d8b edx=53e58955
esi=ffffcdd8 edi=e8e475ff ebp=658dc031 esp=5d01e845
cs=0000 ds=8f0f es=7d83 fs=ffff gs=00e4 ss=290c
cs:eip = ff ff ff ff . . . (all ff's)
ss:esp = ff ff ff ff . . . (all ff's)
System Halted

I've noticed that the values listed while the boot
floppy kernel loads are different than those after the
kernel on the hard drive.  How can I transfer the
kernel from the boot floppy to the hard drive?  I've
tried to use the fixit shell from CD #2 to do so, but
have had no success.

Alternatively, what can I do to make the hard drive
boot?  Booting from a floppy and transferring control
to the HD would be acceptable.

Thanks for any help, and feel free to e-mail if I can
clarify any points.

Michael
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