Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 12:32:43 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Sham S <cshamz@tm.net.my> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD Boot Up Failed Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971112123136.440M-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <2.2.32.19971109050200.006820f8@mail.tm.net.my>
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On Sun, 9 Nov 1997, Sham S wrote: > I'm a new user trying to install FreeBSD software 2.2.5 using floppy disk on > my Acer PC (Win95), Pentium 75 Mhz, 16MB RAM, 1.2MB hardisk, NE2000 > compatible network card and SVGA video card. > > I followed the instruction from the FreeBSD web page exactly to create the > bootable floppy disk for FreeBSD. Upon re-booting my PC, it read the floppy > disk. I typed in " -cv " at the " Boot: " prompt. After a while, the system > halted. The following is the message after the system halted :- > > boot: -cv > Booting 0:fd(0,a)kernel @ 0x279000 > text=0x12a000 data=0x0 bss=0x00 symbols=[+0x600+0x4+0x270+0x4+0x1f4] > total=0x3a446c entry point=0x279000 > Uncompressing kernel... > > crc error > > -- System halted Looks like the boot blocks couldn't uncompress the kernel properly. I'd try re-downloading the image, making sure to use binary mode, then re-image your boot disk with a brand new floppy. If that doesn't fix it have your memory checked. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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