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From: wilko@yedi.iaf.nl (Wilko Bulte)
Subject: Re: panic: EISA I/O error
Organization: Private FreeBSD site - Arnhem, The Netherlands 
Message-ID: <DynyM6.13C@yedi.iaf.nl>
References: <52pd36$nmd@crcnis3.unl.edu> <32510792.2781E494@mindspring.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 1996 19:39:42 GMT
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Ron Bolin <rlb@mindspring.com> writes:

>Marc Lombardo wrote:

>> I'm trying to install off of floppies, and I used unix to write the
>> boot4.flp image onto a disk.  When I boot the disk, I get the boot:
>> prompt, and I tried typing a '-c' to avoid the error reported by the
>> install, but after uncompressing the kernel, it stops the install right
>> away, reports 'panic: EISA I/O error
>>                 automatic system reset in 15 seconds.
>>                 hit key on console to abort.'
>> 
>> So I never even get to the config> prompt.
>> 
>morrow.  my kingdom's of no...use.   of no...use."  242
>> 
>If this is FBSD 2.1.5, I could not install it on an Adaptec 1742, its
>broke.
>Did work for FBSD 2.01R though.

215R does work for my Adaptec 1740 (floppy less) without any problems.

Why do you use the boot4.flp?

Wilko