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From: brian@anorak.coverform.lan (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Can't boot FreeBSD - Sysinstall keeps coming up!
Date: 15 Dec 1996 02:55:27 -0000
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In article <58qtkn$9n5@nyx10.cs.du.edu>,
thu@nyx10.cs.du.edu (Timothy Hu) writes:
: I'm running FreeBSD 2.1.5R. Today, I tried "reboot", but it wouldn't
: come up. The kernel loads, but Sysinstall keeps coming up. I can't seem
: to get the system booted! Can anyone help?
Sounds like a corrupt disk - try using a fixit floppy to mount your
hard-disk and have a poke around.
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>, <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk/>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
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