Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 16:00:07 +0200 From: Thierry Herbelot <thierry.herbelot@alcatel.fr> To: questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Hung install on a Compaq machine Message-ID: <37987567.1B3B896C@alcatel.fr> References: <379825F6.AC698BCC@alcatel.fr>
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I love to make my own follow-ups ;-(( False alarm : the CD was buggy TfH Thierry Herbelot wrote: > > Hello, > > I've found once more what Compaq stands for (Compatibility and Quality). > > I'm trying to install 3.2-Release on a brand new Compaq machine (Desqpro > EB/SP series, with a P-III/450 and 4 3C900 NICs). > > When booting from the CDROM, the install program stays hung in the > "probing devices" phase. The debug console prints that all needed > devices (xl0 to xl3, the CD-ROM drive, the floppy, both serial ports, > and two DOS slices on the hard disk (wd0s1 and wd0s2 - as a matter of > fact, there are four FAT partitions on the disk : 3 times 2 Gigs and a > partition to store specific diagnostic and BIOS tools) > > I'll make another attempt with just downloaded -Stable boot floppies > (0721 snapshot). > > In the meantime, if anybody has a clue ... > > TfH > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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