Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 13:48:04 -0600 (CST) From: Theodore Hope <freebsd@iguana.internexo.co.cr> To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu (Doug White) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 3.1 install hangs during probe Message-ID: <199904301948.NAA07454@iguana.internexo.co.cr> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9904301222000.16807-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> from "Doug White" at Apr 30, 99 12:22:46 pm
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Hi Doug, > > I'm trying to install 3.1-release from floppy and then ftp on > > a plain Packard Bell (Pentium 75 / 32 MB RAM) desktop box. > > > > The box has a standard IDE drive (Seagate 1GB approx) and > > a 3Com 3c509 (Etherlink III). No sound card, no CD, just > > the built-in video card and the 3Com. It has been running > > BSDI BSD/OS 3.x and 4.x flawlessly for almost two years. > > > > After it recognizes the initial devices and disk (wd0), it goes > > to the "Probing devices" screen, then hangs. > > > How long have you let it sit there? I've seen it "lock up" for >30s while > it reprobes the drives. If the disk light is on and the hard drive is > working, then wait. I've let it sit five minutes, then had to hard-reset. During this time, the numlock key "works" (toggles on/off) but if I hit, for example, Alt-F3, the beep sound goes on and stays on. -Ted. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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