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theta@gte.net writes:
> I am unable to get sysinstall to run.  It was working fine before, but now
> it doesn't work.  I didn't change anything.  I am using FreeBSD 2.2.2
> 
> As root:
> 
> # /stand/sysinstall
> /stand/sysinstall:  Exec format error.  Wrong Architecture
> 
> I have recompiled my kernel and verified I have "pseudo-device gzip" in it.
>  I have already posted this question, but I have not received a response
> other than to make sure I have the pseudo-device gzip in my kernel.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Chris
> 

Funny, on my machine it's:
/stand/sysinstall: FreeBSD/i386 compact demand paged executable

Maybe your copy is shot ?

Once you have FreeBSD running you don't really need sysinstall.
There are other ways of accomplishing pretty much everything. Just
what are you trying to do ?

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