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From: hackney@wotan.compaq.com (Greg Hackney)
Subject: Re: Help INSTALLING on COMPAQ
Message-ID: <1993Aug2.145618.7172@wotan.compaq.com>
Organization: Compaq Computer Corporation
References: <CB24IJ.Gux@cyberspace.org>
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1993 14:56:18 GMT
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In article <CB24IJ.Gux@cyberspace.org> gandalf@cyberspace.org
(Eric Schilling) writes:
> I am trying to install 386BSD on a COMPAQ ProLinea model 486/50
> and my boot disk (which works on other systems) will not work on this
> one. The COMPAQ keeps re-booting and re-booting and re-booting.
Try the boot floppies available via anonymous FTP from ftp.compaq.com:
pub/386bsd/compaq.486_50.boot
pub/386bsd/compaq.486_50.fixit
These are the original 386BSD 0.1 boot floppies with boot programs
that will work on Compaq 486/50's. (When it asks you to enter the
next floppy, just hit return.)
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