Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 09:08:26 -0600 From: n4okg@mobis.com (Al Turner) To: <freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org> Subject: FAQ Message-ID: <000801c1c9d7$c3263fe0$c5cbc9cf@almonc>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] I had a problem with installation and finally worked it out, but the solution to that problem created another, neither of which are documented (so far as I can determine). Question: Why does my computer freeze up part way into the install process when I try to install FreeBSD 4.4-Release? Answer: To solve this problem reconfigure the system BIOS to enable "PNP OS", then the device probe finds all the PNP devices, including the CDROM where the install disc is located. This change is also necessary any time "/stand/sysinstall" or "/stand/sysinstall configPackages" is run. DO NOT FORGET TO RECONFIGURE THE BIOS TO DISABLE "PNP OS" AFTER THE INSTALLATION IS COMPLETE OR YOU ARE FINISHED INSTALLING PACKAGES! If the PNP OS option is enabled some pnp devices (such as the sound card) may not work. [-- Attachment #2 --] <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I had a problem with installation and finally worked it out, but the solution to that problem created another, neither of which are documented (so far as I can determine).</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Question: Why does my computer freeze up part way into the install process when I try to install FreeBSD 4.4-Release? </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Answer: To solve this problem reconfigure the system BIOS to enable "PNP OS", then the device probe finds all the PNP devices, including the CDROM where the install disc is located. This change is also necessary any time "/stand/sysinstall" or "/stand/sysinstall configPackages" is run. DO NOT FORGET TO RECONFIGURE THE BIOS TO DISABLE "PNP OS" AFTER THE INSTALLATION IS COMPLETE OR YOU ARE FINISHED INSTALLING PACKAGES! If the PNP OS option is enabled some pnp devices (such as the sound card) may not work.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>help
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