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>On Mon, 22 Jul 1996, Joshua Shriver wrote:
>
> I believe I have correctly installed FreeBSD 2.1 Ja n 1996.  But
> when I reboot and get the F?  prompt it hangs wh en I select BSD.
> Can you give me any advice?

 I have seen this with newer motherboards. There is a bios setting
 that lets the bios see the drive as "normal", "lba", and "extended"
 .. and you probably have the bios in normal. Make sure that it is in
 LBA mode.

  -branson


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