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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD v Linux (again! ;)
Date: 23 Jun 1996 13:09:34 GMT
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Rahul Dhesi <dhesi@rahul.net> wrote:

> >This is far beyond the point where it will become FreeBSD-specific,
> >John.  He's got problems in loading the first 15 sectors off his boot
> >floppy (which is done by the BIOS).
> 
> I experienced similar symptoms when using a second IDE controller (brand
> "Promise").  No prompt from the FreeBSD boot disk.

But that was only when booting off the IDE, right?  Our magic flamer
of the week seems to have problems getting the boot prompt for the
floppy.

-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)