Subject: Re: Unable to boot 1.3.2 boot floppy
To: Brad Colbert <bcolbert@acm.org>
From: David Brownlee <abs@anim.dreamworks.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 10/12/1998 21:31:07
	Have you tried putting a 1.3.2 generic kernel on your root disk
	as netbsd-1.3.2, and booting it (it might just be a problem with
	the install kernel), and even if it isnt' you may be able to
	CTRL+ALT+ESC to get into DDB :)

		David/absolute

	"Its just another ultimate battle of good against evil..."

On Mon, 12 Oct 1998, Brad Colbert wrote:

> Hey folks,
> 
>    I'm trying to install 1.3.2 (i386) onto my 1.3 machine but the 1.3.2 boot
>    disk locks up.  The last line it prints out is:
> 
>       biomask c040 netmask c440 ttymask c442
> 
>    My motherboard is a SuperMicro P5MMA98 motherboard, 233Mhz Pentium, 64 Megs,
>    5gig Fujitsu drive, toshiba 24x cdrom ATAPI, matrox mystique video, orchid
>    3dfx 3d accelerator, Sound Blaster AWE32.
> 
>    I have Win95, Linux, and NetBSD 1.3 installed and all running fine.
> 
>    Thanks in advance,
> 
>    Brad
> 
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