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From: deng@interport.net
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: 2.1.0 Install problems
Date: 29 Nov 1995 07:49:46 -0500
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Clarence W. Wilkerson (wilker@math.purdue.edu) wrote:
: Several attempts at an install have failed, all with a failure to reboot
: after download 100's of megabytes. The partition is there, and when I 
: mount it with the fixit disk, there is a kernel in the root directory.
: Following the alternate screen shows no error messages at any stage of
: installation.

: When I try to boot using the booteasy bootmanager, it will give
: me the same lines as the boot floppy, but then hangs with a
: single "|".  It lists the default boot line as "wd(1,a)/kernel" .

: Details: 100mhzDX4,  VLB Promise 2300 IDE controller
: Trying to set up a second drive ( MAxtor 546 ).

: I overrode the autodetected disk params to be
: 1023/16/63  in the CMOS set up, and in the disk geometry part
: of the partition program.
: Thanks for any help. I'm getting frustrated.

I have the same controller card. I had to disable the on-board BIOS on the 
Promise card to get it to work.  I don't know how this will affect large
harddrives (LBA support) because I've also upgraded the BIOS on my
motherboard.  Hope this helps

Dan
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