From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Aug 15 19:51:47 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id TAA03729 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 15 Aug 1997 19:51:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: from python.shoal.net.au (perrya@python.shoal.net.au [203.26.44.5]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id TAA03720 for ; Fri, 15 Aug 1997 19:51:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (perrya@localhost) by python.shoal.net.au (8.8.6/8.8.5) with SMTP id MAA23319; Sat, 16 Aug 1997 12:50:48 +1000 (EST) Date: Sat, 16 Aug 1997 12:50:48 +1000 (EST) From: Andrew To: Travis Campbell cc: Mike Schwartz , questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Strange installation problem In-Reply-To: <199708160007.TAA12220@piglet.cc.utexas.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Did you download the boot.flp in binary mode? Just a thought. Andrew Perry On Fri, 15 Aug 1997, Travis Campbell wrote: > Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 19:07:38 -0500 (CDT) > From: Travis Campbell > To: Mike Schwartz > Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: Strange installation problem > > I've recently run into this same problem on a 486dx2 66mhz machine. > > Hardware: > > 486dx2 66Mhz on a no name motherboard. > Buslogic 445c. > Trident 9400Cxi (VLB) > Conner 1.08gig SCSI hard drive. > Sony 2x CDROM > Chinon 2x CDROM > NE2000 clone Ethernet card. > SoundBlaster 3.2 > Hayes 28800 modem. > 16 megs RAM. > > I've tried both the "old" and the "new" 2.2.2 boot floppies, as well as > a boot floppy from the RELENG_2_2 branch. No dice. The machine still > hangs on "Booting the kernel". > > boot: > Booting 0:fd(0,a)kernel @ 0x279000 > text=0x125000 data=0x0 bss=0xa00 symbols[+0x600+0x4+0x270+0x4+01f4] > total=0x39f46c entry point=0x279000 > Uncompressing kernel...done > Booting the kernel > > At this point, it hangs. > > I know the system works with 2.2.2 kernels, as long as they're custom > compiled. (The GENERIC kernel on the CD failed as well). > > Any clues on solving this would be appreciated. > > Travis > -- > T r a v i s C a m p b e l l hcoyote@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu > Coyote's Last Resort > "Yeah, but you're taking the Universe out of context!" > > -- Reply Transcript -- > > > > I've installed FreeBSD quite a few times before, but I've > > never seen this one and I haven't figured out a solution. > > > > Today, I got two new machines, a P150 and a P2 266. I can't > > install FreeBSD on either machine with the exact same symptoms. > > The motherboards are different, naturally, so I can't pin it on > > a bad MB at this point. > > > > I downloaded boot.flp from three distributions and made three > > bootdisks on three separate dos machines. 9 disks total. > > FreeBSD 2.2.2-release, 2.1.7.1, and 3.0-snapshot. > > > > The system loads the floppy sectors, decompresses the kernel, > > then says "booting the kernel" and hangs. I've done this > > with ALL cards removed from the systems except for the mono > > graphics adapters. If I leave the machines alone for a few > > minutes, the screenblanker kicks in. > > > > The P2 has an ASUS KN97-X motherboard. The P150 has a Genoa > > MB. > > > > Any help appreciated... > > > > --- > > Mike Schwartz, Founder Best Internet Communications > > CEO & Chairman Internet Extra Corporation > > FREE Sports and Contests at http://www.sportsextra.com > > > > > >