From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Aug 22 23:15: 1 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mailhost2.attcanada.net (mailhost2.attcanada.net [206.191.82.43]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 440F214D10 for ; Sun, 22 Aug 1999 23:14:55 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from j.yeo@attcanada.net) Received: from upstairs ([142.194.54.51]) by mailhost2.attcanada.net (InterMail v03.02.07.03 118-128) with SMTP id <19990823060147.BXJ6508@upstairs> for ; Mon, 23 Aug 1999 06:01:47 +0000 Message-ID: <002901beed2f$18902be0$3336c28e@upstairs.gvsa1.bc.wave.home.com> From: "Jeff Yeo" To: "freebsd-questions" Subject: Install of 3.2-RELEASE freezes when copying bin chunks Date: Sun, 22 Aug 1999 23:15:28 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0024_01BEECF4.38FE0720" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3612.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3612.1700 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01BEECF4.38FE0720 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am trying to install FreeBSD 3.2-RELEASE on the following: 486SX, AMI BIOS 8MB RAM Quantum Fireball 1280A hard drive (1.2GB) The BIOS is pre-enhanced IDE, and I am installing from a=20 250MB DOS partition. The HDD has no disk manager, as=20 I understood from the Handbook/FAQ that it was not needed. The system come up on the boot floppies fine, but when the install starts reading chunks from the bin distribution it will eventually freeze. I have waited 20 minutes or more, to no avail. The number of chunks varies a bit: it has been as few as 4 and as many as 29. I have been running FreeBSD 2.2.8 on the system with no=20 problems. I wanted more disk space, which is why I am now installing on the 1.2GB drive. The only change to the hardware on this box is that I have removed two (much) smaller drives and=20 installed this one. Otherwise, hardware is the same. Can anyone help me out? Thanks. Jeff Yeo ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01BEECF4.38FE0720 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I am trying to install FreeBSD = 3.2-RELEASE on=20 the following:

486SX, AMI BIOS

8MB RAM

Quantum Fireball 1280A hard = drive=20 (1.2GB)

The BIOS is pre-enhanced IDE, and I = am=20 installing from a

250MB DOS partition. The HDD = has no disk=20 manager, as

I understood = from the=20 Handbook/FAQ that it was not needed.

The system come up on the boot = floppies fine,=20 but when the

install starts reading chunks from = the bin=20 distribution it will

eventually freeze. I have = waited 20=20 minutes or more, to no avail.

The number of = chunks varies=20 a bit: it has been as few as 4 and

as many as 29.

I have been running FreeBSD 2.2.8 on = the system=20 with no

problems. I wanted more disk = space, which=20 is why I am now

installing on the 1.2GB drive. = The only=20 change to the hardware

on this box is that I have removed = two (much)=20 smaller drives and

installed this one. Otherwise, = hardware is=20 the same.

Can anyone help me out?

Thanks.

Jeff Yeo

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