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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
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Message-ID: <3bl88u$s8j@pdq.coe.montana.edu>
References: <3b6vcm$dvb@radon.stanford.edu>
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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
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