Date: Tue, 22 Apr 1997 20:15:32 -0700 (PDT) From: mshine@mindspring.com To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: bin/3374: Cannot Install FreeBSD 2.2.1 - installation hangs when copying bin to root directory Message-ID: <199704230315.UAA00143@hub.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <199704230320.UAA00439@hub.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 3374 >Category: bin >Synopsis: Cannot Install FreeBSD 2.2.1 - installation hangs when copying bin to root directory >Confidential: no >Severity: critical >Priority: high >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Class: support >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Apr 22 20:20:02 PDT 1997 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Michael Shine >Organization: Consultant >Release: 2.2.1 >Environment: N/A >Description: I cannot install from FreeBSD 2.2.1 April 1997 CD. The installation hangs when copying bin to the root directory. It gets at most 25% of the way before it hangs. Here is the configuration: SuperMicro P5STE Motherboard with Intel Pentium 200 Adaptec 2940 UW SCSI controller ID 7 Quantum Fireball TM 3.2 SCSI-3 with SCSI ID 0 Toshiba XM-3801B/F1 SCSI-2 CDROM ID 5 device IRQ Port fd0 6 3f0 (floppy disk drive controller) IDE 14 1f0 (IDE controller) IDE 10 168 (IDE controller) lpt0 7 378 (printer port) se0 4 3f8 (mouse) se1 3 2f8 (modem-USR Sportster Voice 33.6 PnP FAX Internal) kb 1 60 (keyboard) I am attempting to install to SCSI Quantum Fireball. Other items: Quantum BF25A011 2.5G Seagate Medalist 1.2G Soundblaster AWE-32 PnP I set the secondary IDE controller to the proper IRQ and port. I remove all devices that do not apply to my system. When I select minimal install, the installation proceeds until it gets to the point where it copies bin to / I have formatted and verified the disk several times. I have set all kinds of options on the Adaptec controller >How-To-Repeat: I have repeated this problems many different ways. I have tried all kinds of options on the Adaptec controller. I have reformatted the disk and verified it several times. >Fix: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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