I don't know if this is relevant, but I also got reboot on the thirteenth dot of "Loading linux". I ended up using the tecra boot images which got me past this particular problem.
My whole saga is in: "Linux on a Fujitsu 280dx" http://www.wam.umd.edu/~zben/Linux/fuji200.html -- Charles B. (Ben) Cranston mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.wam.umd.edu/~zben
