Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 23:11:25 -0600 From: Tom Jackson <toj@silverback.gorilla.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Install difficulty. Message-ID: <19980114231124.28412@TOJ.org> In-Reply-To: <199801150129.TAA01965@cloister.beloit.edu>; from Tom Walcott on Wed, Jan 14, 1998 at 07:29:14PM -0600 References: <199801150129.TAA01965@cloister.beloit.edu>
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On Wed, Jan 14, 1998 at 07:29:14PM -0600, Tom Walcott wrote: > Hello. I'm sorry to burden you folks, since I'm sure you get more than > enough messages of this kind, but I've been playing with this for a few > days and don't seem to be getting anywhere. I got a Pentium II from Micron > the other day, and want to install FreeBSD on it. I've done this > installation before, on a 486, so I know I'm not making any glaringly > obvious errors, but... > > The boot disk loads up fine, and then tries to boot up the kernel prior to > permitting installation. I can do some device configuration, which in my > case mostly amounts to removing conflicts, since I don't know much about the > line-by-line device editor. The problem is that as soon as I quit the > configuration menu to let it continue the boot process, FreeBSD first probes > the PCI bus, and after outputting vital statistics about the drives, it > reaches the ethernet card -- in this case, a 3COM 3C905 -- and then hangs, > leaving the disk light on. The only way to reset the computer appears to be > a hard boot. > > I don't know if I've got a hardware incompatability, if I'm doing something > exceptionally strange, or what precisely is going on. I was hoping that > one of you folks might have some clue, and be willing to share. > > I appreciate your time and assistance. > > Tom Walcott > friar@cloister.beloit.edu Did you try taking out the NIC for the install? Tom
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