Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:47:46 +0100 From: deeptech71@gmail.com To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: what can i do with a 486? Message-ID: <45BA0682.8050503@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <3428D9627CC79A4ABF37A519431D98120C9C1453@nmr001oldmsx05.enterprisenet.org> References: <3428D9627CC79A4ABF37A519431D98120C9C1453@nmr001oldmsx05.enterprisenet.org>
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Had more time to do tests. Gray, David W wrote: > Ummm, nobody has mentioned it, but a more modren machine vs. a really > old bios - > the "No operating system" message is a classic sign of a geometry > mismatch - the > new BIOS is probably mapping the drive differently (since it undoubtedly > can handle > multi-gig drives vs 500M for the old BIOS.) No, as the FreeBSD floppies don't work either. Darren Pilgrim wrote: > A few stupid questions: > > - Are you using dedicated mode? Most older computers require the use of > a DOS partition table (slices). > > - Are you making sure to set the active partition? > Of course, if the FreeBSD installer does that. ------------------------ About the Linux OS's floppies, some work, but not much. Conclusion: this crap is going back to the ashcan.
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