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Date:      Wed, 30 Dec 1998 08:31:26 -0800 (PST)
From:      hampton@srisoft.com
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   i386/9244: 2.2.8 RELEASE Fixit floppy doesn't work...  What if I crash?
Message-ID:  <199812301631.IAA00651@hub.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         9244
>Category:       i386
>Synopsis:       2.2.8 RELEASE Fixit floppy doesn't work...  What if I crash?
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Dec 30 08:40:00 PST 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     D. Hampton Finger
>Organization:
Sunland Resources, Inc.
>Release:        2.2.8-RELEASE
>Environment:
FreeBSD srigate.srisoft.com 2.2.8-RELEASE FreeBSD 2.2.8-RELEASE #0: Fri Dec
25 21:16:33 CST 1998	hampton@srigate.srisoft.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/SRIGATE
i386
>Description:
Upon booting from the boot.flp (downloaded from FreeBSD.org 2.2.8-RELEASE 
directory) and configing the kernel via the visual editor, selecting the "fixit"
option and choosing the floppy, my system locks up after asking for the fixit
floppy to be inserted.  everything looks like it is working upuntil the floppy seek
returns and asks for the floppy again...  it should work, but it doesn't.  
>How-To-Repeat:
Boot off the 2.2.8-RELEASE boot floppy, config the kernel via the visual editor,
select the "fixit" option from the menu, follow the prompts for a floppy recovery,
press enter after you have replaced the boot floppy with the fixit floppy and watch your
machine lock... (endless loop)  
>Fix:
No Clue...  I would think that the fixit floppy img is broken or that 
the implementation in the boot floppy is broken...
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:

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