Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 08:03:30 -0600 From: "Bindemann, Alan C." <Bind@vxnt2.eglin.af.mil> To: "'Doug White'" <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>, "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: 2.2.5 sysinstall hangs on Dell XPS 300 Message-ID: <5ABD39FE806CD111B42B0000F803DE394C6842@vxnt2.eglin.af.mil>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] > -----Original Message----- > From: Doug White [SMTP:dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu] > Sent: Monday, March 30, 1998 5:44 PM > To: Bindemann, Alan (AC) > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: 2.2.5 sysinstall hangs on Dell XPS 300 > > On Mon, 30 Mar 1998, Bindemann, Alan (AC) wrote: > > > I am trying to install FreeBSD 2.2.5 on a Dell Dimension XPS 300Mhz > > Pentium II machine. The machine boots from the CD-ROM, goes through > > the list of devices, and seems to hang when sysintall starts, > leaving me > > > > with > > a blank screen and the cursor in the lower left corner. > > Try pulling the CDROM or Zip drive out, if you have one. > > > Doug White | University of Oregon > Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking > Assistant > http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major > [Bindemann, Alan C.] Thanks for the info, the machine in question has a internal IDE zip drive so I suspect it is the source of the problem. Assuming the zip drive is responsible, is this problem restricted to intstallation only, or will it have to be disconnected each time we want to run FreeBSD? If you can point me to a source of more information on this problem I would be grateful. Has it been fixed in 2.2.6? Thanks, Alan Bindemann [-- Attachment #2 --] <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 5.5.1960.3"> <TITLE>RE: 2.2.5 sysinstall hangs on Dell XPS 300</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <UL> <P><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">From: </FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Doug White [SMTP:dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu]</FONT> <BR><B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Sent: </FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Monday, March 30, 1998 5:44 PM</FONT> <BR><B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">To: </FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Bindemann, Alan (AC)</FONT> <BR><B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Cc: </FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG</FONT> <BR><B><FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Subject: </FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=1 FACE="Arial">Re: 2.2.5 sysinstall hangs on Dell XPS 300</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">On Mon, 30 Mar 1998, Bindemann, Alan (AC) wrote:</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> I am trying to install FreeBSD 2.2.5 on a Dell Dimension XPS 300Mhz</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> Pentium II machine. The machine boots from the CD-ROM, goes through</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> the list of devices, and seems to hang when sysintall starts, leaving me</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> with</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">> a blank screen and the cursor in the lower left corner.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Try pulling the CDROM or Zip drive out, if you have one. </FONT> </P> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Doug White | University of Oregon </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant</FONT> <BR><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"><A HREF="http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite" TARGET="_blank">http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite</A></FONT></U><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> | Computer Science Major</FONT> </P> <P><B><I><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">[Bindemann, Alan C.]</FONT></I></B><I></I> <FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> </FONT> </P> <P><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Thanks for the info, the machine in question has a internal IDE zip </FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">drive so I suspect it is the source of the problem.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Assuming the zip drive is responsible, is this problem restricted to </FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">intstallation only, or will it have to be disconnected each time we want</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">to run FreeBSD? If you can point me to a source of more information on </FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">this problem I would be grateful. Has it been fixed in 2.2.6?</FONT> </P> <P><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Thanks,</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Alan Bindemann</FONT> </P> </UL> </BODY> </HTML>help
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