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To: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
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Subject: Re: 2.2.1 boot.flp 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 15 Apr 1997 11:14:06 MDT."
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Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 13:17:22 -0400
From: "Paul F. Werkowski" <pw@snoopy.mv.com>
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 |To: "Paul F. Werkowski" <pw@snoopy.mv.com>
 |Cc: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>, bugs@freebsd.org
 |Subject: Re: 2.2.1 boot.flp 
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 |[ boot failure on laptop ]
 |
 |>  |Try changing the flags on the npx0 device to 0x1.
 |> 
 |> I am not sure what you mean by changing the flags.
 |> Is this something that is done at kernel build time?
 |
 |No, at boot time in the Configuration editor.
 |
 |> I am now only using FreeBSD 2.1.6 whose boot disk
 |> seemed to show IDE disk read problems, so I just
 |> tried the 2.2.1 boot on the off chance something 
 |> was fixed. Or is changing the flags something that
 |> can be done in one of the optional boot modes?
 |
 |Yep.  In visual mode change the npx0 flags to 0x1.
 |
 |
 |Nate
 |

Ok, got it, thanks. Now I've got a blank screen with
the cursor at lower left (not-blinking). The F2 screen
says
DEBUG: ioctl(3, TIOCCONS, NULL) = 0 (success)

Box is not hung as I can flick between F1 and F2 screens.

Dou have another rabbit in your hat?

Paul