Date: Wed, 2 Jul 1997 06:36:52 -0700 (PDT) From: jeg@condor.circa.ufl.edu To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: misc/4013: boot floppy hangs if IDE ZIP Drive present Message-ID: <199707021336.GAA04090@hub.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <199707021340.GAA04299@hub.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 4013 >Category: misc >Synopsis: boot floppy hangs if IDE ZIP Drive present >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Jul 2 06:40:04 PDT 1997 >Last-Modified: >Originator: John Gelnaw >Organization: CIRCA, University of Florida >Release: 2.2.2-RELEASE >Environment: unable to produce. See description. >Description: When installing FreeBSD for the first time from floppy, after visual configuration is finished, devices are probed. After second IDE controller is found, screen clears, and stops with a block-shaped cursor in bottom left. 2nd screen shows various failed CD-ROM probes. (cd0, scd0, matcd0) Installation will not continue from this point. Did an identical installation with IDE Zip drive disconnected, and the install program ran perfectly. Once FreeBSD is installed to the hard drive, it will boot with IDE Zip drive connected. >How-To-Repeat: Install with IDE Zip drive. :) >Fix: Remove IDE Zip drive until installation complete. >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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