Date: Fri, 09 Feb 1996 04:46:59 -0800 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: Swarthy <swarthy@dvdt.thetasys.com> Cc: bugs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Console driver causes panic!? Message-ID: <19783.823870019@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 08 Feb 1996 18:17:40 EST." <199602082317.SAA12095@dvdt.thetasys.com>
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Known and documented problem. You're trying to install with 4MB, and the minimum configuration for installation is 5MB now. Jordan > Hello, i recently encountered a strange problem. > > While trying to install FreeBSD onto my system, it would crash just before > the (nice) color menu driven install screen. Crash with a panic: page fault > that is. So, upon trying a bunch of things with the driver selector, i found > the problem to be in the console driver. If i removed EVERYTHING except the > console driver, it would still crash, but then, if i added all the stuff i > needed, and left out the console driver, it would boot fine, and jump right > into the menu install screen...but i couldn't use my keyboard of course.. > > My setup is as follows: > > 386 40Mhz no FPU - Desktop (NOT a laptop) > 1 105MB IDE hd.. > 4 MB Ram (30 pin) > One regular ISA serial port, HD controller. > One NE2000 ethernet card, at IRQ 9. > SVGA Card (Oak 77) > No mouse, one 1.44 MB Floppy, standard keyboard.
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