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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>
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Subject: Re: non booting laptop [HELP]
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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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