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Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 08:33:24 +0930
From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To: douglo@technologist.com
Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: What's the problem ?
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On Thu, Sep 11, 1997 at 12:55:03AM +0800, Doug Lo wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I installed FreeBSD 2.2.2 from DOS, I typed "install.bat" file, and
> appear error message:"panic: double fault", then appeared "syncing
> disks....",
> and system stops.
> I don't know what's going on, would anyone know it?

Yes.  You tried to install from DOS.  Something in your DOS
configuration turned the kernel's stomach, and it paniced (with a
double fault).

Make a boot floppy and boot from that.

Greg