From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 16 19:31:27 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7B4916A417 for ; Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:31:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from danm@prime.gushi.org) Received: from prime.gushi.org (prime.gushi.org [72.9.101.130]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7980613C45A for ; Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:31:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from danm@prime.gushi.org) Received: from prime.gushi.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by prime.gushi.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l0GJVQdw057591 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:31:26 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from danm@prime.gushi.org) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=simple/simple; d=prime.gushi.org; s=primegushiorg; t=1168975886; bh=kreVLDp0HO8e0UjHz3ZGj/7XcQM=; h=DomainKey-Signature: Received:Date:From:To:Subject:In-Reply-To:Message-ID:References: MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=KOzEB57ePoag07MIRA5FTSTpUi3fOEeKdX3x0y uviLZIuTJxSLAzfUwbcytgNhXUtC5lv2FSOf/jFyEtbATFlQ== DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; s=primegushiorg; d=prime.gushi.org; c=nofws; q=dns; h=received:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:message-id: references:mime-version:content-type; b=XwBOBdvSqTe7Y5OU7imwV7gEkVcVuvbTNIAqSp3Kgsa72Jb6vOjS3S2LWqukyn5le N7MEfU3lENp6WCUfCLb2g== Received: (from danm@localhost) by prime.gushi.org (8.13.8/8.13.6/Submit) id l0GJVP2s057584; Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:31:25 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from danm) Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:31:25 -0500 (EST) From: "Dan Mahoney, System Admin" To: questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <45ACCB03.1080805@skylinecorp.com> Message-ID: <20070116142148.I57194@prime.gushi.org> References: <20070112174148.B17854@prime.gushi.org> <45ACCB03.1080805@skylinecorp.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: Subject: Re: Sysinstall: No Floppy Devices Found X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 19:31:27 -0000 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 ---------------------------