Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:08:50 -0700 (PDT) From: ton80 <meller1@nc.rr.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation Hangs Message-ID: <19944188.post@talk.nabble.com> In-Reply-To: <20081012180201.GA97548@icarus.home.lan> References: <19944068.post@talk.nabble.com> <20081012180201.GA97548@icarus.home.lan>
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Jeremy Chadwick-3 wrote: > > On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 10:54:26AM -0700, ton80 wrote: >> Hello, >> I am trying to install FreeBSD. >> During the install (actually at the beginning of the process) the system >> hangs indefinitely. >> When it gets to the select country screen...it is frozen. >> During the boot process, as it is reading all the hardware, it finds the >> USB >> controller OK then later it states there was an IO error and that the USB >> controller is halted. I have a USB Keyboard and mouse...so I would say >> the >> problem is here. >> Is there any workaround I can use to get things going? > > I'm inclined to believe the installation isn't "hung", but rather that > FreeBSD isn't properly working with your USB keyboard (this is very > likely, given the state of USB on FreeBSD -- work is underway on CURRENT > to fix these problems), so you think the installation is "hung", but > in reality it's just waiting for a keypress. > > The only workaround I can think of would be to get a PS/2 keyboard and > use that. Chances are even if you get the OS installed, you probably > won't be able to type at the console (with the USB keyboard). :-) > > And please remember that on many systems you should reboot the system > after plugging in or removing a PS/2 keyboard; hot-swapping only works > on some motherboards. > > -- > | Jeremy Chadwick jdc at parodius.com | > | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | > | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | > | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP: 4BD6C0CB | > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > Ah...if only it were that easy! My system does not have PS2 connectors...only USB. So if I cannot get the USB working....I cannot use FreeBSD. Would OpenBSD give me the same problems I wonder? Thanks, ton80 -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Installation-Hangs-tp19944068p19944188.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
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