Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 20:34:59 GMT From: "Drew Redman" <drew_redman@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Install Help Message-ID: <F129bPn46PIbaKSvfMh0000aa98@hotmail.com>
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Thank You very much for the information. I tried hitting Alt-F2 but didn't have any luck... As soon as it hits the error, its like it locks up the box cause I can't even CTRL-ALT-DEL my way out of it... However, the last line that comes up before it gives the "Waiting 15 seconds" message says "ppc0: cannot reserve I/O port range" Any Ideas? Thanks, drew >From: Heredity Choice <stork@QNET.COM> >To: Drew Redman <drew_redman@hotmail.com> >CC: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG >Subject: Re: FreeBSD Install Help >Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2000 09:19:02 -0700 (PDT) > >Your hardware description sounds fine, but there may be something about >your SCSI that FreeBSD does not like. > >See if you get additional information by hitting Alt-F2. When it hangs, >the last line is the clue to the problem. > >Assuming your harddrive is properly terminated and on ID 0, you should >check the drive for bad clusters. Use Scandisk if you are running M$. I >find that DOS is much more tolerant of bad clusters than is FreeBSD. I >have a new SCSI drive (which will be going back to IBM this week) which >has a thousand bad clusters at the beginning. FreeBSD will not touch it >but DOS installs quite cheerfully. > >Paul Smith >stork@qnet.com > >On Sun, 1 Oct 2000, Drew Redman wrote: > > > Hey All, > > I'm new to both FreeBSD and this list, so please go easy... > > > > Recently, I downloaded the FreeBSD 4.1 ISO. After burning it, I >attempted to > > install it by setting up the bios on my box to boot from the cdrom. Then >I > > put the cd in and booted into the FreeBSD setup with the cd. When the > > computer first boots from the cd, it begins loading the kernel, then >gives a > > menu screen asking if I want to configure the kernel or continue without > > configuring. Regardless of which option I choose, the problem still >exists. > > Anyway, so I choose an option and the kernel continues to load. Then, I >get > > a message saying "Waiting 15 seconds for SCSI devices to settle". Well, >15 > > seconds comes and goes and nothing happens. I've waited up to 30 minutes >for > > it to proceed and it never does.. I have no idea what to try next. Any >tips > > anyone out there could give me would be a huge help. > > Thank You, > > drew > > > > BTW- Yes the box is fast enough to support FreeBSD, its a PPro 200, 64 >megs > > of RAM, and a 4 gig drive.. and I'm using a Adaptec 2940A SCSI >adapter... > > > > >_________________________________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at >http://www.hotmail.com. > > > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > > http://profiles.msn.com. > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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