Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:31:25 -0500 (EST) From: "Dan Mahoney, System Admin" <danm@prime.gushi.org> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sysinstall: No Floppy Devices Found Message-ID: <20070116142148.I57194@prime.gushi.org> In-Reply-To: <45ACCB03.1080805@skylinecorp.com> References: <20070112174148.B17854@prime.gushi.org> <45ACCB03.1080805@skylinecorp.com>
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On Tue, 16 Jan 2007, Kevin Kobb wrote: > I have found that when I do an install with an install.cfg file on a floppy, > I must insert the floppy right after the system begins to boot from CD. If I > don't when I tell sysinstall to read the floppy I get an error. I've found the floppy works okay when I escape to the bootloader, so I can load my KLD at that time. > As a work around, if I go into the options and select rescan for hardware > devices (not sure if that is the exact wording) after inserting the floppy > disk, it will work OK as well. Might be worth a try. I'll be sure to try that, thanks. Any idea why it's not found initially, tho? I mean, the CONTROLLER is found, so... Is this the type of thing I should send-pr over? -Dan -- "Be happy. Try not to hurt each other. Hope you fall in love." --Mallory, Family Ties Finale (on the meaning of life) --------Dan Mahoney-------- Techie, Sysadmin, WebGeek Gushi on efnet/undernet IRC ICQ: 13735144 AIM: LarpGM Site: http://www.gushi.org ---------------------------
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