From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 12 20:19:28 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 22A641065678 for ; Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:19:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.192.90]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC2CB8FC18 for ; Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:19:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from TEDSDSK (nat-rtr.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.197.130]) by mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with SMTP id m9CKJQBV082813; Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:19:27 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" To: "ton80" , Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:20:35 -0700 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1933 In-Reply-To: <19944068.post@talk.nabble.com> Importance: Normal X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-3.0 (mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.192.90]); Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:19:27 -0700 (PDT) Cc: Subject: RE: Installation Hangs X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:19:28 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of ton80 > Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 10:54 AM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Installation Hangs > > > > Hello, > I am trying to install FreeBSD. > During the install (actually at the beginning of the process) the system > hangs indefinitely. > When it gets to the select country screen...it is frozen. > During the boot process, as it is reading all the hardware, it > finds the USB > controller OK then later it states there was an IO error and that the USB > controller is halted. I have a USB Keyboard and mouse...so I would say the > problem is here. > Is there any workaround I can use to get things going? > Yes, you can remove the hard disk, put it in a different machine, install FreeBSD on it, then move the disk back. You could always try installing with JUST the USB keyboard or with a -different- USB keyboard. I would suspect that if you stick in a Linux Ubuntu install CD and it also fails to detect keyboard and mouse, that you will get more traction with your machine hardware manufacturer when reporting a problem. Hopefully your system is a new one within the 30 day return window and you can return it and get a different one. One last thing - it might be possible that your machine motherboard has a port for a standard keyboard, with a header on the motherboard, and it just isn't brought out the back of the machine. Please also post the make and model of the motherboard in use so we know what to avoid here. Ted