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Date:      Tue, 15 Apr 1997 11:14:06 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
To:        "Paul F. Werkowski" <pw@snoopy.mv.com>
Cc:        Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>, bugs@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 2.2.1 boot.flp 
Message-ID:  <199704151714.LAA00991@rocky.mt.sri.com>
In-Reply-To: <199704151707.NAA00195@snoopy.mv.com>
References:  <199704151520.JAA00220@rocky.mt.sri.com> <199704151707.NAA00195@snoopy.mv.com>
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[ boot failure on laptop ]

>  |Try changing the flags on the npx0 device to 0x1.
> 
> I am not sure what you mean by changing the flags.
> Is this something that is done at kernel build time?

No, at boot time in the Configuration editor.

> I am now only using FreeBSD 2.1.6 whose boot disk
> seemed to show IDE disk read problems, so I just
> tried the 2.2.1 boot on the off chance something 
> was fixed. Or is changing the flags something that
> can be done in one of the optional boot modes?

Yep.  In visual mode change the npx0 flags to 0x1.


Nate
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