From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 11 15:29:39 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2234916A4CF for ; Tue, 11 Nov 2003 15:29:39 -0800 (PST) Received: from xmxpita.excite.com (nn2.excitenetwork.com [207.159.120.56]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 705AC43FCB for ; Tue, 11 Nov 2003 15:29:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sundog2000@excite.com) Received: by xmxpita.excite.com (Postfix, from userid 110) id 0D028133E8; Tue, 11 Nov 2003 18:29:38 -0500 (EST) To: trodat@ultratrends.com Received: from [68.50.51.235] by xprdmailfe5.nwk.excite.com via HTTP; Tue, 11 Nov 2003 18:29:38 EST X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: ID = c8ce77626d96cf702829a9802c577231 From: "Nick P." MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: sundog2000@excite.com X-Mailer: PHP Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <20031111232938.0D028133E8@xmxpita.excite.com> Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 18:29:38 -0500 (EST) cc: FreeBSD-Questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation Hang X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: sundog2000@excite.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 23:29:39 -0000 >Alt - F2 will give you a screen of console messages that were >experienced during different stages of your installation. Look >for error messages or messages that have been printed in FULL >CAPITALS. K. >Bin is the first major read operation from the CD-ROM that >occurs using the FreeBSD drivers and since you say it doesn't >boot the CD-ROM sometimes after reboot I'm lead to believe that >you are having problems here. It hangs at varying points, often in Bin, sometimes in docs or ports. >1 - (Easy) Disable the CD-ROM in BIOS and try a Floppy -> FTP >install. Does it still hang up? Yes I tried FTP installs many times. >2 - (Remotely possible) Does your CD-ROM exist in your system on >the same IDE channel as the HDD? If so and you are using any of >the ATA options you might try and split it from the HDD and put >it into the second chain. In other words unplug the CD-ROM from >the one cable and use the other cable in your system. I'd have to check that one out, I don't remember how it's configured. Those are some real gymnastics to get the OS installed. :-| Thanks for your suggestions. -Nick _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!