Re: Problem booting AMD Athlon XP 2200+ from CDROM

[Matthew Dillon <dillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

:Will that same CD boot on another machine?  If yes, then you might try using
:an older install CD to see if that particular machine will like it any better.
:
:Anything unusual about the partition table on that machine?
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:I tried a 12/22/04 stable iso, and also a 10/9/04 iso.  Both got the same result.
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:I *think* I might have installed FreeBSD in 'dangerously dedicated' mode.  Could that be
:it?

    Try physically disconnecting the hard drive, revert the BIOS to its normal
    mode of operation, and then see if the CD will boot.  

						-Matt