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Date:      Mon, 07 Feb 2000 10:29:09 -0500 (EST)
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.RWTH-Aachen.DE>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   RE: 3.4 CD boot nogo on GA-BX2000/PIII-500
Message-ID:  <200002071529.KAA81696@server.baldwin.cx>
In-Reply-To: <200002070753.IAA44194@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de>

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On 07-Feb-00 Christoph Kukulies wrote:
> 
> I tried to do an upgrade of a 3.3 system which I installed
> yesterday (the 3.3 CD didn't boot either - Atapi CD as master on first
> IDE controller). When trying to boot the 3.4 CD I got
> 
> 1. FD 2.88 MB System Type (00)
> 
> and then lock-o-city.

Apparently your BIOS doesn't grok 2.88 floppies very well.  You should be
able to boot fine off of the boot floppies.  I'm working on a fix for this
that should hopefully be ready for 3.5 and 4.1.

> I believe this message comes from the FreeBSD boot loader.
> (I have a 1.44 MB Floppy in the system BTW).
> OK, I'll continue with creating floppies...
> 
> -- 
> Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de

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