Date: 04 Nov 2003 19:16:31 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: "Joshua Dobbin" <joshua.dobbin@ihc.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Sysinstall Hangs while probing hardware on 5.1-release Message-ID: <44islz3c0w.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <sfa651e9.062@lp-msg1.co.ihc.com> References: <sfa651e9.062@lp-msg1.co.ihc.com>
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"Joshua Dobbin" <joshua.dobbin@ihc.com> writes: > Hi, I've got a p4 2.4 ghz on an MSI 865P board, Geforce4 TI 4200. I > recently obtained 5.1 release and was excited to install, being > dissapointed w/performance on Linux. Sysinstall hung while probing, it > stopped at /dev/cuaa4 (Com 5) while running verbose mode. So, I ripped > out my modem and 5.1 installed fine. I have a US Robotics PCI Hardware > modem which has never given me a lick of trouble prior to this. Does > anyone know how I can either patch sysinstall or my boot system in order > to not have to yank out hardware? Please recall that 5.1 is recommended primarily for experts: http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.1R/early-adopter.html That said, I think you should be able to disable probing of the device from a boot configuration screen. I understand it works a bit differently in 5.x than in earlier code branches, but you should still be able to disable checking the modem. If you want things to "just work," however, I recommend you stick with a production release (4.9 was released within the past week).
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