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From: sky@soda.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU (Skyler King)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: 2.0.5R install prob: reboots during boot
Date: 19 Jun 1995 17:38:57 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
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J Wunsch (j@bonnie.heep.sax.de) wrote:
: Skyler King <sky@soda.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU> wrote:
: >I am trying to install 2.0.5R, but am running into problems while trying
: >to boot with boot.flp.   I have tried both the original image and the
: >updated version.  My computer reboots maybe 2 seconds after it begins
: >to boot.  I have a 486DX/50 with 8 megs of ram, an orchid fahrenheit
: >graphics card, 540 meg conner HD.  Any advice would be appreciated.

: At which stage of the boot process?

While it is loading (uncompressing?) the kernel into memory.  (After the 
bar has rotated 2-3 times: / - \)

: -- 
: cheers, J"org                      private:   joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de
:                                    http://www.sax.de/~joerg/

: Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)

-sky