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Date:      Thu, 8 Jun 2000 01:08:31 -0700
From:      Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
To:        Stephen Beitzel <sbeitzel@foobie.net>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Difficulty installing FreeBSD 4.0 on K7 system
Message-ID:  <20000608010831.C18462@fw.wintelcom.net>
In-Reply-To: <200006080559.WAA12876@foobie.net>; from sbeitzel@foobie.net on Wed, Jun 07, 2000 at 10:59:18PM -0700
References:  <200006080559.WAA12876@foobie.net>

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* Stephen Beitzel <sbeitzel@foobie.net> [000607 23:00] wrote:
> Hi, I'm trying to build a couple of machines, one to be a gateway and
> one to be a webserver. I'd really like to be using FreeBSD on them,
> since I'm more comfortable with it than I am with Linux. However, I'm
> having trouble with the installation. When I try to boot from either the
> installation CD or from an installation boot floppy, the computer just
> hangs after displaying the message that the BTX Boot Loader is starting
> up. I was able to install RedHat 6.2 just fine on these guys, so I
> figure I've put the pieces together alright. Is there some kind of
> problem with the motherboard, maybe, or does FreeBSD not recognize UDMA
> hard drives?

Do you have an AT keyboard plugged in?

-Alfred


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