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To: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@ki.net>
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Subject: Re: New install using 2.2-SNAP ... 
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Date: Sat, 06 Jul 1996 17:58:27 -0700
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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Have you read the installation guide and the FAQ?  Paying special
attention to the section(s) where disk geometry is mentioned? :-)

						Jordan

> 
> 
> Hi...
> 
> 	I missed *something* when I installed a 2.2-SNAP machine on a 
> client's network, and I'm not 100% certain if its an install setup I
> missed, or if its somethign to do with the hardware :(
> 
> 	Basically, I've installed it onto a 486DX4-100 with a 1.2Gig
> Quantum Fireball (IDE), and for some reason, I can't get it to boot off 
> the hard drive.
> 
> 	I'm using the onboard IDE, and the install went cleanly, as I
> can boot if I use the floppy and then go to wd(0,a)/kernel...
> 
> 	As that is about all the information that I have...can anyone
> think of a reason why it doesn't work?  And a way to fix it without 
> having to reinstall?
> 
> Thanks...
> 
> Marc G. Fournier                                  scrappy@ki.net
> Systems Administrator @ ki.net               scrappy@freebsd.org
> 
>