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From: explorer@iastate.edu (Michael Graff)
Subject: Re: Tiny 386BSD installation problems.
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Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
References: <1992Jul29.185932.26506@iitmax.iit.edu> <1992Aug2.155120.6021@gumby.dsd.trw.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1992 13:57:51 GMT
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In <1992Aug2.155120.6021@gumby.dsd.trw.com> gottloeb@eel.dsd.trw.com (Jeffrey R. Gottloeb) writes:

>In article <1992Jul29.185932.26506@iitmax.iit.edu> pred@iitmax.iit.edu (Predrag S. Bundalo) writes:
>>I just got a copy of Tiny 386BSD and was "install"ing it onto my hard disk.
>>Everything went fine until it tried to reboot off the hard disk.
>>
>>It would go into a continuous crash/reboot sequence spitting out the following
>>on the console:
>>
>>>vm_fault(fe071c9c, 0, 1, 0) -> 1
>>>
>>>type, c code fe060000
>>>
>>>trap type 12 code = fe060000 eip = fe01276a cs = 8 eflags = 10282 cr2 4 cpl 1a
>>>panic: trap
>>>
>>>The operating system is saving a copy of RAM memory to device 1, offset 0
>>>(hit any key to abort): [amount left to save (MB)] --device bad
>>>system rebooting
>>
>>My system type: 8MB memory, 100MB IDE drive, VGA, 33MHz BELTRON 386.
>>
>>I assume there's something about the IDE drive it doesn't like.  Anyone
>>understand how I can remedy this problem?  I'm trying to get this system
>>set up for IIT as a demo for students.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>--Pred

>I am having the same problem too.  My system consists of:
>    486/33   ETEQ chipset
>    4Mb ram
>    Seagate ST1239A  BIOS type 47 w/954cyl, 12trk, 36sec

>Any help would be appreciated.

>Thanks in advance,
>Jeff Gottloeb

Add me to the list.  Also, see my next post about something I did last 
night...
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Michael Graff    Iowa State University Computation Center      Project Vincent
215 Durham                voice: (515) 294-4994           explorer@iastate.edu
Ames, IA  50010           fax:   (515) 294-1717           gg.mlg@isumvs.bitnet