Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 15:20:37 -0500 From: Eric Pogroski <pogrose@twcny.rr.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: SOLVED! -was Re: How do I disable plip probing on 4.9 install? Message-ID: <20031225152037.6151b930.pogrose@twcny.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <20031225112750.5069bb9f.pogrose@twcny.rr.com> References: <20031225112750.5069bb9f.pogrose@twcny.rr.com>
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On Thu, 25 Dec 2003 11:27:50 -0500 Eric Pogroski <pogrose@twcny.rr.com> wrote: > Hi List, (and where/when appropriate, Seasons Greetings!): > > I'm having problems installing 4.9 release on a thinkpad 390x. I can get it > to boot, but it stalls at this point: > # > ppc0: <Parralel port> at port 0x378-0x37f irq 7 on isa0 > ppc0: Generic Chipset (EPP/NIBBLE) in COMPATIBLE MODE > plip0: <PLIP network interface> on ppbus0 > # > and the machine just hangs, and hangs, for up to an hour before > I just give in and turn it off. I've had OpenBSD, NetBSD, Linux, > and Solaris on this machine w/o issues, but would really > like to install 4.9 (the 5.x stuff does install, but is just too bloated > to live with another OS on my hard drive.). All of the 4.x install > Cd's/floppy's that I have (from 4.3 to 4.9) have this same problem. > > Can anyone let me know what the 'magic incantation' is for this, > or point me in the proper direction? > > Thanks! > > Eric > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Hi all! I figured it out: at the inital loader prompt from the cd, during the countdown, I tapped the spacebar and passed 'boot -v' to the loader, and lo and behold, it scooted right by the former hang at plip0. Eric
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