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| author | Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.org> | 1997-10-17 06:39:12 +0000 |
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| committer | Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.org> | 1997-10-17 06:39:12 +0000 |
| commit | 4013c192db0f0f08467e739a983ca99eef29c76b (patch) | |
| tree | 6dd2c6ac571f0f0e06b791647dab077ee378cd6b /release/sysinstall/help | |
| parent | 6f5bf21d4cc6147705630b60dd6a4481d5eb92f5 (diff) | |
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| -rw-r--r-- | release/sysinstall/help/hardware.hlp | 12 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/release/sysinstall/help/hardware.hlp b/release/sysinstall/help/hardware.hlp index dcd587d92148..8edc44f72985 100644 --- a/release/sysinstall/help/hardware.hlp +++ b/release/sysinstall/help/hardware.hlp @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -Hardware Documentation Guide: $Id: hardware.hlp,v 1.9.2.20 1997/10/15 04:34:44 jkh Exp $ +Hardware Documentation Guide: $Id: hardware.hlp,v 1.9.2.21 1997/10/17 02:29:46 jkh Exp $ Contents last changed: March 27th, 1997 @@ -499,4 +499,14 @@ A: Yes, it is. There's a workaround available now and it is enabled automatically if this chip is used on your system. For the details refer to the manual page of the disk driver (man 4 wd). +Q: When I go to boot my Intel AL440LX ("Atlanta") -based system from the + hard disk the first time, it stops with a "Read Error" message. + +A: There appears to be a bug in the BIOS on at least some of these boards, + this bug results in the FreeBSD bootloader thinking that it is booting + from a floppy disk. + This is only a problem if you are not using the BootEasy boot manager. + Slice the disk in 'compatible' mode and install BootEasy during the + FreeBSD installation to avoid the bug. + [ Please add more hardware tips to this Q&A section! ] |