Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:31:32 +1030 From: Wayne Sierke <ws@au.dyndns.ws> To: ton80 <meller1@nc.rr.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation Hangs Message-ID: <1223874092.96482.42.camel@predator-ii.buffyverse> In-Reply-To: <19944068.post@talk.nabble.com> References: <19944068.post@talk.nabble.com>
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On Sun, 2008-10-12 at 10:54 -0700, ton80 wrote: > Hello, > I am trying to install FreeBSD. > During the install (actually at the beginning of the process) the system > hangs indefinitely. > When it gets to the select country screen...it is frozen. > During the boot process, as it is reading all the hardware, it finds the USB > controller OK then later it states there was an IO error and that the USB > controller is halted. I have a USB Keyboard and mouse...so I would say the > problem is here. > Is there any workaround I can use to get things going? > > Thanks, > ton80 I currently have to attach my USB k/b and mouse via a USB hub, rather than directly to the USB ports on this PC. I'm using a cheap no-name hub here at the moment and it has done the job so far. See if attaching via a hub improves things if you can. Wayne
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