Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 15:23:10 -0400 From: "David C. Maple" <dmaple@methos.net> To: <freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Problem booting from floppies Message-ID: <NDBBKALKDKHLMOKBDHGFOEBODAAA.dmaple@methos.net> In-Reply-To: <20000420210954.A6943@yedi.wbnet>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Sorry, I should have included that. Yes it is a Multia. Any ideas what I can do? -----Original Message----- From: Wilko Bulte [mailto:wkb@chello.nl] Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 3:10 PM To: David C. Maple Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Problem booting from floppies On Thu, Apr 20, 2000 at 03:04:31PM -0400, David C. Maple wrote: Is this a Multia machine? Sure looks like one... Multia SRM has problems booting floppies. Wilko > I am getting a recurring error when trying to run the install from the boot > floppies. I have tried several disks, so I know they are good. I suspect > that the floppy drive itself may be bad. The error I'm getting follows: > > *** Soft Error - Error #10 - FDC: Data overrun or underrun > > Diagnostic Name ID Device Pass Test Hard/Soft 20-APR-2020 > boot 00000020 err_iob 0 0 0 22 14:55:24 > > *** End of Error *** > > This repeats several times then asks for the mfs disk. The same error > repeats during the read of the mfs disk and then I get dumped back out at > the prompt. Am I correct that it should begin the installation there or am > I supposed to type something here to start the install? > > Thanks, > > Dave > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message ---end quoted text--- -- Wilko Bulte Powered by FreeBSD http://www.freebsd.org http://www.tcja.nl To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?NDBBKALKDKHLMOKBDHGFOEBODAAA.dmaple>