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From: bruce.halco@ab.com (Bruce Halco)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.1 install fiasco
Date: 8 Jan 1996 14:04:31 GMT
Organization: Allen-Bradley Co.
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In article <4clik0$c54@mars.efn.org>, Michelle Brownsworth <michellb@efn.org> says:

>Since the partition begins below the drea=
>ded cylinder 1024, BootEasy can boot FreeBSD with no problem.   Once FreeBSD is 
>running, the 1024 barrier is no longer an issue.
>
>Still, you ought to look into a BIOS upgrade.  I ordered mine today--$69.95.  It's 
>by far the cleanest and best solution.
>

<Whew.>  Thanks.  This is only a temporary installation for evaluation, so I'm
trying to get by with as little reconfiguration of the machine as possible.  If all
goes well I'll be setting up a news server on a dedicated machine later.

Thanks again,

Bruce Halco