From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Apr 29 18:33:46 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id SAA26941 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 29 Apr 1998 18:33:46 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from jester.ti.com (jester.ti.com [192.94.94.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id SAA26822 for ; Wed, 29 Apr 1998 18:32:56 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from vagner@spdc.ti.com) Received: from tilde.csc.ti.com ([157.170.1.149]) by jester.ti.com (8.8.8) with ESMTP id UAA15444; Wed, 29 Apr 1998 20:32:30 -0500 (CDT) Received: from spdc.ti.com (ox.spdc.ti.com [192.226.26.51]) by tilde.csc.ti.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id UAA01728; Wed, 29 Apr 1998 20:32:15 -0500 (CDT) Received: from epcot.spdc.ti.com (epcot [192.226.26.53]) by spdc.ti.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id UAA16994; Wed, 29 Apr 1998 20:32:13 -0500 (CDT) Received: from vagnernt (dhcp22-158.spdc.ti.com [192.226.22.158]) by epcot.spdc.ti.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id UAA06231; Wed, 29 Apr 1998 20:32:13 -0500 (CDT) Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 20:32:13 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <199804300132.UAA06231@epcot.spdc.ti.com> X-Sender: vagner@epcot.spdc.ti.com X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.1.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: "Scott Wilson" From: George Vagner Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.2.6 installation is locking up Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG you may search the archives or ask again but it had something to do with how it probes during boot and someone posted a fix to atapi.c i believe. At 02:27 PM 4/27/98 -0600, you wrote: >Do you remember what the workaround is? I have not been able to locate any >messages or other materials that have helped me in resolving the problem. >I have been able to disconnect the ZIP drive and complete the installation, >but if I reconnect the drive and run sysinstall, it hangs once again. > >Thanks > >---------- >> From: George Vagner >> To: Scott Wilson >> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.2.6 installation is locking up >> Date: Friday, April 24, 1998 6:24 PM >> >> i thought i had seen a message about this, >> >> try removing the zip drive if it is IDE type (internal) >> >> i did see a work around too. >> >> At 12:10 PM 4/24/98 -0600, you wrote: >> >I recently purchased FreeBSD 2.2.6 and am attempting to install it on my >> >PC. I get to the point where the screen clears and it brings up a >message >> >which says "Probing devices, please wait". I have waited for as long as >15 >> >to 20 minutes and it never continues on. The machine appears to be >locked >> >up and I have to reset the PC. >> > >> >The machine is a Micron Pentium 200 with 64 M of RAM. It has your basic >> >IDE controller with 2 hard drives on the primary channel and a CD-ROM >and a >> >zip drive on the secondary. >> > >> >During the installation (before it locks up), I have disabled the >devices >> >not installed on my machine and modified the IRQ settings for my network >> >card. >> > >> >Does anyone have any ideas on what might be happening here? >> > >> >Thanks, >> >Scott >> > >> > >> >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >> > >> > >> Laszlo Vagner >> Texas Instruments >> Email:kf7nn@ti.com >> FreeBSD The OS of choice. >> http://mutsgo.dyn.ml.org >> telnet://mutsgo.dyn.ml.org >> Pg. 598-5217 >> Wk. 995-4297 > > Laszlo Vagner Texas Instruments Email:kf7nn@ti.com FreeBSD The OS of choice. http://mutsgo.dyn.ml.org telnet://mutsgo.dyn.ml.org Pg. 598-5217 Wk. 995-4297 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message