Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 15:30:18 +0200 (SAT) From: Robert Nordier <rnordier@nordier.com> To: jont@mpce.mq.edu.au (Jonathon Earnshaw TIDSWELL) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 3.1R install/multiboot problem Message-ID: <199903021330.PAA01895@ceia.nordier.com> In-Reply-To: <199903020906.UAA12029@krakatoa.mpce.mq.edu.au> from Jonathon Earnshaw TIDSWELL at "Mar 2, 99 08:06:16 pm"
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Jonathon Earnshaw TIDSWELL wrote: > System: Dell OptiPlex GXpro > > disks: > wd0: Quantum 3GB, two NTFS partitions, the first bootable > wd1: Quantum 516MB, 1 freebsd partition > > install using floppies and ftp (ftp.au.freebsd.org) > > 'novice' install appears to complete successfully > > on boot I get two options > > "F1 ??" > "F5 disk1" > > "Default F1:" > > selecting F1 boots NT successfully > selecting F5 bring up a new menu > > "F1 FreeBSD" > "F5 disk0" > > "Default F1:" > > selecting F1 almost immediately results in a dump of the registers and > the message "system halted". > [ The screen hasn't been cleared, or scrolled by messages about device > probing, the problem is early on. ] > > Any suggestions as to whats wrong and how to fix it ? There've been a couple of compatibility problems corrected in the boot code since 3.1-RELEASE; but we'd need the actual register dump to tell whether this is a problem that's been fixed or needs fixing. -- Robert Nordier To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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