From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 11 21:07:33 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 5542F16A4CE for ; Tue, 11 Nov 2003 21:07:33 -0800 (PST) Received: from xmxpita.excite.com (nn2.excitenetwork.com [207.159.120.56]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8516043FCB for ; Tue, 11 Nov 2003 21:07:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sundog2000@excite.com) Received: by xmxpita.excite.com (Postfix, from userid 110) id 25A8E13434; Wed, 12 Nov 2003 00:07:32 -0500 (EST) To: trodat@ultratrends.com Received: from [68.50.51.235] by xprdmailfe5.nwk.excite.com via HTTP; Wed, 12 Nov 2003 00:07:32 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: <20031112050732.25A8E13434@xmxpita.excite.com> Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 00:07:32 -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: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 05:07:33 -0000 >>>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. >Did you try disabling the CD-ROM? I'm thinking that maybe the CD >may be causing some hang ups. Ah, I see, I did not disable the CD-ROM, I did remove it from the boot sequence. I'm making a list of new things to try now. >> 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. :-| >That's an interesting comment, if you want to run FreeBSD there >is a good chance that you like computers and what makes them >tick. If so, gymnastics become an enjoyable challenge. If not >and you are looking for ease and flow then, to be honest, I >wouldn't use it. >Sorry if that's not what you wanted to hear. Thanks for your input. Perhaps it's not for me. I guess I can't help but feel like there should be another solution, that the installation can be configured to work on a hardware configuration that otherwise works fine. I think that if it is documented that in order to use FreeBSD, you must have your CD-ROM on a separate IDE cable that your hard drive, because of __X___ reason, then that would be more palatable. I could then easily decide whether or not I want to move on to the next hurdle in installing the OS. But currently, that _may_ be a solution, for no __X__ reason. But I'm still going to continue, but I think my frustration is valid. Thank you for your suggestions about the CD-ROM and possibly not using FreeBSD. I hope I don't come across as snotty. -Nick _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!