From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jun 3 22:19:48 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id WAA29852 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 3 Jun 1998 22:19:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from lucy.bedford.net (lucy.bedford.net [206.99.145.54]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id WAA29844 for ; Wed, 3 Jun 1998 22:19:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from listread@lucy.bedford.net) Received: (from listread@localhost) by lucy.bedford.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) id BAA08208; Thu, 4 Jun 1998 01:18:12 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from listread) Message-Id: <199806040518.BAA08208@lucy.bedford.net> Subject: Re: installation problem... In-Reply-To: <19980604004024.A17593@mstar.astro.psu.edu> from Matthew Hunt at "Jun 4, 98 00:40:24 am" To: mph@pobox.com (Matthew Hunt) Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998 01:18:12 -0400 (EDT) Cc: darknight@biosys.net, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-no-archive: yes Reply-to: djv@bedford.net From: CyberPeasant X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL38 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Matthew Hunt wrote: > On Wed, Jun 03, 1998 at 09:02:57PM -0700, DarKnight wrote: > > > after i setup my hardware configuration and save it, it's supposted to > > begin to boot, probing for hardware etc right? well, mine just freezes > > with a cursor at the top of the screen, any help would be GREATLY > > appreciated, thanks. > > Be sure that you aren't deleting "sc0" during the hardware > configuration. This device is the system console, and if you get > rid of it, FreeBSD obligingly stops using your keyboard and > video card in favor of a serial console. > First on the list of any change to sysinstall help screens ought to be mention of this. We're getting 3 or 4 "help me"s on this a week, and who knows how many people just throw up their hands and go back to their previous life of shame, having falsely concluded that the installation is hopeless. I did it the first time -- I falsely figured "system console" was some driver for the /serial console/ (sc suggests "serial console", too), particularly since it conflicts with a mouse. (Bogus thinking, I admit.) Well, more careful examination clued me in, but I suffer from monomaniacal levels of persistence with these things. Dave -- DISCLAIMER: If it can be disclaimed, it is. DISCLAIMER: In particular, I don't represent any organization. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message