Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 11:16:48 -0600 From: "Pablo Quintana" <quintana@hondutel.hn> To: "George" <kf7nn@mutsgo.dyn.ml.org> Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: It keeps rebooting during installation Message-ID: <199801251117.LAA04555@miraf-server2.hondutel.hn>
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Sure it worked. When you try to download the file just by left-clicking it in your browser (MSIE or Netscape, not sure about others) you only get a boot.flp file of 515kB. I downloaded the file using an FTP program to be sure it was binary, and voila! I got a 1.5 MB boot.flp file. Thanks for the help recieved until now I´m sure I´ll be asking some other things later. FreeBSD should warn ppl not to download the file from the Web Site though from an FTP site. Pablo Quintana ---------- > De: George <kf7nn@mutsgo.dyn.ml.org> > A: Pablo Quintana <quintana@hondutel.hn> > Asunto: Re: It keeps rebooting during installation > Fecha: Domingo 25 de Enero de 1998 2:13 AM > > try downloading the boot.flp and image program in binary mode. > > right click on the link and click save. dont just left click it it wont work. > > > Pablo Quintana wrote: > > > Hi, I`ve recently tried to put FreeBSD to work on a 486 33 MHz but when > > booting from the floppy disk makes a routine check and restart the > > machine. > > It keeps in that loop indefinetly. At the boot: prompt I type -cv but > > the > > programs continue like always. > > > > Need some help ASAP on this I formatted all my Windows 3.11 software > > because of FreeBSD. > > > > MS-DOS, Windows 3.11 (I will delete this if the programs starts) > > CPU Intel 486 33 MHz > > LAN NE2000 compatible adapter > > CONNER 85 MB HDD > > 1.44 Floppy Disk Drive > > VGA Monitor > > 4 MB RAM > > > > I downloaded the fdimage.exe program and the boot.flp from the Web Site of > > FreeBSD. (I just clicked the hypertext to download). Reboot in DOS my PC > > and typed: > > > > c:\downloads\fdimage.exe boot.flp a: > > > > and the prompt came back after a minutes. > > > > Then put the boot floppy on the machine and reboot. > > > > The / (spinning) appear and get the boot: prompt. > > > > I typed -cv and press <Enter>. After that the machine prompts > > > > Booting 0:fd(0,a)kernel @ 0x279000 > > Text=0x12a000 / (spinning and waits about 20 sec.) > > text=0x12a000 data=0x0 bss=0x00 symbols=[+0x600+0x4+0x270+0x4+0x1f4] > > > > And appears some other text fast and reboots. > > > > Keeps that loop indefinetly. I`ve tried on other machine with different > > config and happens the same. > > > > Would that be enough to get help on this? > > > > Thanks > > > > Pablo Quintana > >
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