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Date:      Tue, 21 Jul 1998 14:37:04 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Christophe Prevotaux <chris@hexanet.fr>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: non booting laptop [HELP]
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.00.9807211435470.8360-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <35B4B748.754FF1BF@hexanet.fr>

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On Tue, 21 Jul 1998, Christophe Prevotaux wrote:

> Hi
> 
> I am using FreeBSD 2.2.6 on a LAPTOP 
> 
> a Olivetti Echos P133E 

> 
> I installed FreeBSD 2.2.6 flawlessly
> but when I rebooted the machine it refused to boot FreeBSD
> saying READ ERROR

You probably installed using dedicated mode, and your BIOS hates that.
Reinstall and select to `retain compatiblity with future OSs' in the fdisk
editor.

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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