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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.bugs:2705 comp.os.386bsd.questions:14942 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!caen!malgudi.oar.net!witch!warlock.win.net!warlock.win.net!not-for-mail From: bugs@warlock.win.net (Mark Hittinger) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs,comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: FreeBSD2.0R install glitches -- patched floppies coming shortly!! Date: 3 Dec 1994 14:36:02 -0500 Organization: WIN.NET mail and news Lines: 29 Message-ID: <3bqhb2$1f1@warlock.win.net> References: <3bea13$881@shore.shore.net> <JKH.94Nov29145300@whisker.hubbard.ie> <Roy-0212940237530001@adept.cts.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: warlock.win.net X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 #2 (NOV) Roy@AdeptSolutions.com (Roy Lovejoy) writes: >Does on-board floppy controller have anything to do with it? >... >My question to the net: >What hardware have YOU got FreeBSD running on. I'm looking specifically for Had the floppy problem here too. It seemed to be sporadic and intermittent. I made several floppies and finally was able to get the installation to fly but I think it was because of luck that the errors did not occur in a critical file. I did have to go in by hand and copy one or two files in /stand correctly. The behavior of the install disk was like a program that did not close files correctly. I could look at one menu option, come back, and the next menu option would fail. I simply had to reboot after each menu option I selected (the primary menu). I have a P90 with 32Mb, disabled on board floppy. 3comEtherlinkIII ethernet, pci mach32 graphics card, and (for now) an old future domain TMC8xx scsi controller. The floppies are on the scsi controller. My concern with the floppy controller was that since the hard drive and floppy were active on the same controller maybe the driver was loosing it. In any event I have been having a lot of fun bringing up FreeBSD 2.0R and playing with XFree86. Thanks guys and Happy Holidays. I'll be eventually migrating our Interactive Unix stuff and our Solaris stuff over to FreeBSD machines - but for now its play time.