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From: patrick mcandrew <pmcandre@tiac.net>
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Subject: installation problem
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Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1997 00:42:27 -0500 (EST)
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hello all,

I installed freebsd from cdrom, everything works fine. Then i reboot, and i get    
the freeBSD boot prompt, hit enter to boot the kernel and it says invalid
format and returns me to the boot prompt.

anyone know howto fix this??

thanks,
pat