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From: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
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To: Beau Giles <beau@webmaster.com>
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Subject: Re: boot problems
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On Fri, 21 Jun 1996, Beau Giles wrote:

>         I am attempting to load FreeBSD on a 486DX.  I've created a boot
> floppy using boot.flp file.  Upon booting the machine I get the standard
> expected message:
>         
>         >> FreeBSD BOOT @ 0x10000: 640/15360 k of memory
>         Use hd(1,a)/kernel to boot sd0 when wd0 is also installed.
>         Usage: [[fd(0,a)]/kernel][-abcCdhrsv]
>         Use ? fro file list or press Enter for defaults
> 
>         Boot:
> 
> After waiting a few seconds the machine reboots itself and the same screen
> appears again, and again, and again ...  Using the ? option or the -c
> options has proved to be useless.  In fact typing anything is useless, since
> pressing enter starts the process over again with no change.  Could you
> please give me some help as to where to go next.

Sounds like a corrupted floppy.

Here is my mantra of the week:

1)  Did you use an ERROR-FREE floppy?
2)  Did you ftp via BINARY mode?
3)  Did you boot back to MS-DOS mode if running Win95?

If any of these are "no", then rectify and try again.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major