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From: Robert Nordier <rnordier@iafrica.com>
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To: gpalmer@FreeBSD.org (Gary Palmer)
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 1996 08:11:29 +0200 (SAT)
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In-Reply-To: <2478.829890217@palmer.demon.co.uk> from "Gary Palmer" at Apr 19, 96 06:03:37 am
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On Fri, 19 Apr 1996, Gary Palmer wrote:
> 
> Michael Smith wrote in message ID
> <199604190140.LAA16940@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>:
> > Gary Palmer stands accused of saying:
>. . . . . 
> > Why am I narked?  Because you're bagging FreeBSD for something that's not
> > actually it's fault. 8)
> 
> Are you sure? I've heard several reports of extremely awkward or
> failing FreeBSD installs. The common factor? Large IDE drives. Makes
> me think that there is something not right there...

At least a few of the failed installs I've looked at were down to problems
with the msdosfs code (in the case of installing from a DOS partition).

-- 
Robert Nordier