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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!werple.apana.org.au!otis.apana.org.au!serval.net.wsu.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!oracle.pnl.gov!osi-east2.es.net!cronkite.nersc.gov!dancer.ca.sandia.gov!overload.lbl.gov!lll-winken.llnl.gov!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!zip.eecs.umich.edu!caen!usenet.coe.montana.edu!bsd.coe.montana.edu!nate From: nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu (Nate Williams) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: Panic unzipping boot floppy Date: 1 Dec 1994 19:30:38 GMT Organization: Montana State University, Bozeman Montana Lines: 21 Message-ID: <3bl88u$s8j@pdq.coe.montana.edu> References: <3b6vcm$dvb@radon.stanford.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: bsd.coe.montana.edu In article <3b6vcm$dvb@radon.stanford.edu>, Michael K. Minakami <minakami@Xenon.Stanford.EDU> wrote: > panic: getnewbuf: inconsistent EMPTY queue > >Anyone have a clue what's going on? This system is a 386DX-40 >with math coprocessor, 540MB Conner 30540, 8MB of RAM, AHA1542B >(for the conner, DAT drive, and CD-ROM), and 3c579. It >previously ran 1.1.5.1 with no problems. Hmm, I've *never* seen that problem before. Can you try re-writing your floppies (format them first and MAKE SURE there are NO bad spots on them) and try re-installing. If that doesn't work, send email to questions@freebsd.org with the details again. Nate -- nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu | FreeBSD dude and all around tech. nate@cs.montana.edu | weenie. work #: (406) 994-4836 | Unemployed, looking for permanant work in home #: (406) 586-0579 | CS/EE field.