From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 11 00:08:38 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE675106564A for ; Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:08:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from david.gurvich@verizon.net) Received: from vms046pub.verizon.net (vms046pub.verizon.net [206.46.252.46]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D30C78FC18 for ; Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:08:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from david.gurvich@verizon.net) Received: from localhost ([71.249.92.114]) by vms046.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0K3T00ABHF0MVVLD@vms046.mailsrvcs.net> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:07:35 -0500 (CDT) Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:07:33 -0400 From: David Gurvich In-reply-to: <52573.1215726636@tristatelogic.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-id: <20080710200733.65f00cef@verizon.net> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.4.0 (GTK+ 2.12.10; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit References: <52573.1215726636@tristatelogic.com> Subject: Re: Install failure for 7.0-RELEASE (Need help!) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:08:39 -0000 Have you tried mounting the iso on the existing system and using sysinstall to partition and install 7.0 on the new hard drive? There may be a problem with the ide controller or ide cable. Have you tried swapping cables? You could also do a minimal 6.3 install with no additional packages as you say that cd works. Then do 'freebsd-update -r 7.0-RELEASE upgrade'. See the man page on freebsd-update. Afterwords either pkg_add -r, sysinstall, or use the ports to install packages.