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Date:      Fri, 17 May 1996 12:29:28 +0930 (CST)
From:      Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
To:        dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu (Doug White)
Cc:        PEKARSKE_BOB/TUC_01@bbrown.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, PEKARSKE_BOB/TUC_01@u2.bbrown.com
Subject:   Re: Help needed on install
Message-ID:  <199605170259.MAA08709@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
In-Reply-To: <199605151738.KAA15013@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> from "Doug White" at May 15, 96 10:38:28 am

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Doug White stands accused of saying:
> 
> > (I have done one system install, but this one isn't working.)
> > 
> > Symptom: trying to install from Walnut Creek CD, trying both
> > "install.bat" and "makeflp.bat" methods, both end the same way. Probe
> > seems to find both hard drives o.k. and both scsi devices (CD + Tape).
> > Probe goes for several screens-ful, then screen goes dark with single
> > block character in lower left corner of screen. System is hung.
> > 
> > Config: Pentium 100 clone, 2-HDs (one with WFW 3.11, other just
> > installed for FreeBSD), SCSI tape and CD via Adaptec 1520.
> 
> What video card?  If it's a Mach64 or S3 I bet that there is a sio3 clash.  
> Try disabling sio3 in -c and see if that makes a difference.

For 2.1R you have to disable all four.  Read the FAQ.

> Doug White                              | University of Oregon  

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