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From: Bogusz Jelinski <bogusz@lib.amu.edu.pl>
To: ".mace" <mace@tasapaino.aurora-net.fi>
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Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.1 + Hercules display -> trouble?
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On Tue, 31 Dec 1996, .mace wrote:

> /* Summary of the message: how to change the value of the `text='
> field of BOOT? */
> 
> My FreeBSD (2.1) boot disk won't boot on my secondary computer.
> First, here's the screen capture:
> 
> This is where it stops.  I believe this happens because i
> have an ancient Hercules adapter onboard, and nothing more
> sophisticated.  There are two things that would support
> this:
> 
I used Hercules mono adapter (11 years old) with FBSD 2.1
and had no problems.

Bogusz