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Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 01:10:06 -0700 (PDT)
From: robert Backhaus <robbakfreebsd@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Machine rebooting during Setup
To: Ian Barnes <ian@cerebellum.za.net>, questions@freebsd.org
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Yes, more ram is req'd. The install required 5mb to
install. You may be better off installing on another
machine. then swapping the disks. A custom kernel
should be done for that machine, and that would be
frustrating on that machine. moer reasons for disk -
swapping.

Get as much memory as you can. if it has 32pin ram,
it's getting beyond usefullness. Certainly don't make
that machine your first experience in freeBSD!

--- Ian Barnes <ian@cerebellum.za.net> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to setup a 486 DX2 80 with 4meg ram as a
> gateway to the net.
> Since it is so old, i cannot boot from the cd. I
> created the floppies,
> kern.flp and mfsroot.flp, i boot up first with
> kern.flp and all goes well.
> It then asks me for the mfsroot.flp, it will ask me
> to push enter to boot
> the kernel, i do that. Thats when the problem comes
> in. It just reboots a
> couple of seconds after that. For no apparent
> reason. It has got a 4gig hdd
> in, with some old graphics card.
> 
> Anyone have any ideas why it could be rebooting
> itself (maybee i need more
> ram??)
> 
> Regards
> Ian
> 
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> 
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