From nobody Sun Aug 17 09:17:16 1997 Received: (from nobody@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id JAA06732; Sun, 17 Aug 1997 09:17:16 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199708171617.JAA06732@hub.freebsd.org> Date: Sun, 17 Aug 1997 09:17:16 -0700 (PDT) From: missmanp@milo.cfw.com To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: AMD K6 and 2.2.2 floppy boot X-Send-Pr-Version: www-1.0 >Number: 4322 >Category: bin >Synopsis: AMD K6 and 2.2.2 floppy boot >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: closed >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Aug 17 09:20:01 PDT 1997 >Closed-Date: Sun Aug 17 11:20:43 PDT 1997 >Last-Modified: Sun Aug 17 11:21:29 PDT 1997 >Originator: Paul Missman >Release: 2.2.2 from Walnut Creek CD ROM >Organization: Paul Missman Computer Systems >Environment: >Description: Version 2.2.2 boot floppy will not boot on AMD K6 machine (boots correctly on my K5). It gets to the end of the device polling, then, after the message about switching root to floppy, it gives "Panic: Double Fault". >How-To-Repeat: Always occurs >Fix: Workaround: Boot from 2.2.1 floppy, install 2.2.2 onto hard drive from CD-ROM. There is no problem booting 2.2.2 off the hard drive once installed. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: State-Changed-From-To: open->closed State-Changed-By: jkh State-Changed-When: Sun Aug 17 11:20:43 PDT 1997 State-Changed-Why: I'm almost positive this is actually the 48MB problem in disguise. Poster probably needs to read the ERRATA.TXT in ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/2.2.2-RELEASE/ >Unformatted: