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From: jkh@whisker.hubbard.ie (Jordan Hubbard)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: FreeBSD-1.1.5: mount_pcfs doesn't work
Date: 03 Jul 1994 01:05:37 GMT
Organization: Jordan Hubbard
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Message-ID: <JKH.94Jul3010537@whisker.hubbard.ie>
References: <2v4efu$mid@sashimi.wwa.com>
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In-reply-to: blackbob@sashimi.wwa.com's message of 2 Jul 1994 14:17:18 -0500

In article <2v4efu$mid@sashimi.wwa.com> blackbob@sashimi.wwa.com (Terence S. Murphy) writes:

   I have tried to install one of the BSD's a few times, but I never was very
   successful, but with the new release of FreeBSD, I thought I'd try again.

I assume you're referring to 1.1.5?

   I downloaded the bin_tgz.* files and put them on 1.2M disks.  When I issue
   the ``load_dos'' command, I type ``A'' for the drive, but then it just reads
   a little bit of the disk, and it says, ``mount: invalid argument'' and it

This has been reported to sometimes happen with disks that aren't from-scratch
DOS formatted, but merely recycled by removing files from them.  How did
you make your distribution floppies?

   Also, when the kernel is booting, when it recognizes device ``pc0'' my
   cursor disappears.  I assume this is on account of my video card (it's
   a Trident).  Does a Trident card not work correctly with FreeBSD?

This must be 1.1R you're talking about, since in 1.1.5R the console
driver is sc0!

					Jordan
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