Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 15:31:12 -0600 From: <AdamWilson@Boiseoffice.com> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: 4.9 stable release installation probs on x86 Message-ID: <4BE2BBE2EFF96341898DE73F8DC50A1DA3DF3F@nt-hqexmail1.boiseoffice.com>
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Hello, I am having problems getting FreeBSD to load after an installation on x86. The pc is a Pentium III that was running Redhat 7.2 Linux with no problems before. I downloaded the mini iso image, burned it to a CD, and used it to boot the pc to the installation program for BSD. I have tried various iterations of the installation all with different, unsuccessful results. At first I picked a standard install minus games but with binaries, and a standard boot loader. It gave an error about not having the FreeBSD package loader on the disc I was booting=20 from but I still got the successful installation message at the end. After the reboot, once the BIOS loaded, I got some random HEX chars on the screen and then nothing. Subsequent installation attempts, selecting the bare, standard installation with binaries and source I think (the last option for BSD options to load) have given me customization options at the end including network cards, console conf settings, etc. When I boot after the installation the boot loader gives an option (F1) to load FreeBSD but when I hit enter, F1, or just let it time out and make the selection, it does nothing except turn off the monitor and reboot the system back into the BIOS, over, and over, and over again. I have made sure in the BIOS that it is booting from the hard disks and hit F12 to select boot source a few times to make sure it is doing the hard disk. Can someone give me an idea of what's going on? Hopefully I provided enough info to give a picture of what I'm doing. BTW, a note about my background in case it matters, I'm a Unix Sys Admin/Perl developer and have worked with UNIX/Linux for 8+ years. Thanks, Adam Wilson
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