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From: Wojciech Czaplinski <tunio@free.polbox.pl>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Question from lamer - installation problem
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 15:55:34 -0700
Organization: Technical Univeristy of Wroclaw
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I tried to install FreeBSD as described in 'FreeBSD handbook', but it
didn't work in the very beginning. The boot procedure (from the
boot.flp) hangs like this:

(cut...)

Boot:
dosdev= 0, biosdrive = 0, unit = 0, maj = 2
Can't find /kernel

Seems the boot floppy is OK?

                             thanx in advance - Wojtek