From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 10 07:21:57 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6830E16A420 for ; Fri, 10 Feb 2006 07:21:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl) Received: from psmtp04.wxs.nl (psmtp04.wxs.nl [195.121.247.13]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E1BAE43D45 for ; Fri, 10 Feb 2006 07:21:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl) Received: from smtp.planet.nl (ip51cc8423.speed.planet.nl [81.204.132.35]) by psmtp04.wxs.nl (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 2.07 (built Jun 24 2005)) with ESMTP id <0IUG001LRN4IPE@psmtp04.wxs.nl> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 10 Feb 2006 08:21:55 +0100 (MET) Received: from Alex1.kruijff.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.planet.nl (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k1A7Lsj7001034; Fri, 10 Feb 2006 08:21:54 +0100 Received: (from akruijff@localhost) by Alex1.kruijff.org (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k1A7LspR001033; Fri, 10 Feb 2006 08:21:54 +0100 Content-return: prohibited Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 08:21:54 +0100 From: Alex de Kruijff In-reply-to: <20060209.133446.1466.234518@webmail22.nyc.untd.com> To: "gs_stoller@juno.com" Message-id: <20060210072153.GA772@Alex1.kruijff.org> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i References: <20060209.133446.1466.234518@webmail22.nyc.untd.com> X-Authentication-warning: Alex1.kruijff.org: akruijff set sender to freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl using -f Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installation of FreeBSD 6.0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 07:21:57 -0000 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/