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[Paolo Supino <paolo@consonet.com>]

    Hi 

    I have a problem with booting OpenBSD's install floppy (version 2.3)
on an old IBM value point computer. 


  Here is what happens: The computer is turned on. it starts loading the
floppy and shows the following output on the monitor:

reading boot......
pc0 detected
using pc0 console
memory: 639K 31744K [A20 on]
disk: fd0 hd0*
bios: 

Here is where it dies and stops responding. The computer is cold forzen
and only power cycling it helps. The floppy is OK, it boots up other
computers. The computer specs are:

IBM PS/ValuePoint 
CPU: 486DX2/66 (or at least this is what the box claims)
The bios information is (I think it hangs when it's staring to probe
for the bios): 

System Information:

Processor			80486DX2
Math Coprocessor		Installed
Video Controller		S3 incorporated. 86C801/805
Hard Disk			528 MB  (IDE)
Mouse				Installed 


Memory:

Memory				32384 KB
Internal Cache			8 KB [Enabled]
External Cache 			Not Installed
BIOS Shadowed in RAM		Yes
Video Memory			1024
Flash EEPROM Revision Level	L6ET61AUS

System Setup:

Diskette Drive A:		[1.44 MB 3.5"]
Diskette Drive B:		Not installed
Serial Port A			[Serial_1 (3F8-IRQ4)]
Serial Port B			[Serial_2 (2F8-IRQ3)]
Parallel Port			Parallel_1 (3BC-IRQ7)]
Keyboard Speed			[Normal]


Startup Options:

First Startup Device		[Diskette Drive A:]
Second Startup Device		[Hard Disk 1]
Unattended Start Mode		Disabled
Keyboardless Operation Mode 	[Disabled]
Keyboard Numlock State		[On]


Security:

Power-on Password		[Disabled]
Administrator Password		[Disabled]


Clock:

Date				[01/06/99]
Time				[20:14:15]





   This is all the BIOS setup options. 
I don't know how to solve the problem (I'm not technical enough to
diagnose this). 
Please help.




	Paolo