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Subject: Re: problems with installing freebsd 2.2.2
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Is your 4gig hard drive an Ultra-DMA IDE drive? If so, 2.2.2 won't talk
to it; you'll need FreeBSD-CURRENT.

Eric Hedstrom
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JASONNYQ wrote:
> 
> after installing FreeBSD 2.2.2 and ensuring that the root file system was in
> the
> first 1024 cylinders. i tried to restart the system i got a message CAN'T FIND
> KERNEL. at the boot prompt i typed kernel.GENERIC and got the same message
> I purchased FREEBSD 2.2.2 from walnut creek so i called their technical
> support
> and they could not figured out why it was happening so the advised me to
> consult the FREEBSD.ORG
> 
> NOTE: my machine does not have mutiple partitions.
> i have a 4 gig hard drive , 12 speed cdrom drive , pentium p166