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From: hirsh@skypoint.com (Roger P Johnson)
Subject: Re: Can't boot from 'C' drive, why?
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Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 15:55:00 -0500 (CDT)
In-Reply-To: <33BD13FE.1601AA74@nconnect.net> from "Randy DuCharme" at Jul 4, 97 03:17:18 pm
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> 
> Kelly Wiles wrote:
> > 
> > I can not boot up from the 'C' drive any more.  It use to work
> > until I upgraded to 2.2.
> > 

Then again, I feel this is a BSD boot problem too. 
Here's what I have:

DEC Venturis 5100, 16 MB, Seagate 2GB, Adaptec 2940, FreeBSD 2.1.5 == BOOTS!
DEC Venturis 5133, 16 MB, Seagate 1GB, Adaptec 2940, FreeBSD 2.2.2 = READ ERROR
same box above with 2940AU ultra, 1GB Seagate ultra, FreeBSD 2.2.2 = READ ERROR
same box above with 1542, 1GB Seagate, FreeBSD 2.2.2 = BOOTS

BUT, if I remember right, I have also tried installing 2.1.5 in the 2nd listed
machine and got 'read error'. Ugh.

Roger and good luck.