Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 12:26:02 -0600 From: "illoai@gmail.com" <illoai@gmail.com> To: fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, gs_stoller@juno.com Subject: Re: installation of FreeBSD 6.0 Message-ID: <d7195cff0602121026l4a4c5481tb831cc32b933d9be@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGCEBGHNAA.fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com> References: <20060211.183855.29586.250418@webmail65.nyc.untd.com> <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGCEBGHNAA.fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com>
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On 2/11/06, fbsd_user <fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com> wrote: > > (Some data deleted) > >> 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) > > I tried to install from a CDROM set (of 2). > I never did get to the install screen. I tried simply booting th= e > first CDROM and it gave out those three lines. Similarly when I > booted into my current system (4.3), mounted the first CDROM , and > then typed "/cdrom/stand/sysinstall". > > **************************************************** > > Where did you get your install cd from?? > If you burned a downloaded iso file, did you run md5 to > verify the checksum so you know its good? I missed the OP, so I apologise in advance for the multiple ccs. 11 Minutes to get to the boot loader startup? Is this a 80386? If it is, then as of some time ago these are no longer supported in a default install. http://www.freebsd.org/platforms/i386.htm -- --
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