Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 08:21:54 +0100 From: Alex de Kruijff <freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl> To: "gs_stoller@juno.com" <gs_stoller@juno.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installation of FreeBSD 6.0 Message-ID: <20060210072153.GA772@Alex1.kruijff.org> In-Reply-To: <20060209.133446.1466.234518@webmail22.nyc.untd.com> References: <20060209.133446.1466.234518@webmail22.nyc.untd.com>
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On Thu, Feb 09, 2006 at 09:34:25PM +0000, gs_stoller@juno.com wrote: > I have tried several ways to install FreeBSD version 6.0 and > all bomb the same way. > What happens is that I first get a message ?Building the boot loader > arguments? on one line, and shortly afterwards the message ?Relocating > the loader and the BTX? on another line. After a delay of about 11 > minutes, a third line appears containing the message ?Starting the BTX > loader?. I let the system run for about an hour and a half but no > more messages appeared, nor did the computer indicate that the > installation had completed. > The only thing in my machine that I think could be ?not working? > with the installation program is my BIOS . Here is all the > information I have about my BIOS . It names itself as > ?Energy Star Ally? written by Award Software Inc. and that it is > an ?Award Modular BIOS? with ?Award Plug & Play BIOS extension > v1.0A?. Its ID is v4.6OPGMA (the character between the "6" & > the "P" is a vertical ellipse with a dot at its center, it is > either zero or oh ). How did you install it? (Two floppy disks / CD) Did you get to the install screen? (sysinstall) -- Alex Please copy the original recipients, otherwise I may not read your reply. Howto's based on my ppersonal use, including information about setting up a firewall and creating traffic graphs with MRTG http://www.kruijff.org/alex/FreeBSD/
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