From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Nov 21 7:57:22 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx6.airmail.net (mx6.airmail.net [209.196.77.103]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3D0A37B405 for ; Wed, 21 Nov 2001 07:57:14 -0800 (PST) Received: from covert.black-ring.iadfw.net ([209.196.123.142]) by mx6.airmail.net with smtp (Exim 3.16 #10) id 166ZkQ-0006i6-00; Wed, 21 Nov 2001 09:57:14 -0600 Received: from fanec from [213.121.101.250] by covert.black-ring.iadfw.net (/\##/\ Smail3.1.30.16 #30.55) with smtp for sender: id ; Wed, 21 Nov 2001 09:58:36 -0600 (CST) From: "Alan Edmonds" To: , "Joe & Fhe Barbish" Cc: Subject: RE: 4.4-Release install hangs Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 15:57:12 -0000 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: <3BFB5D29.30517.125426D@localhost> Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Do you have a PCMCIA controller on this system? I had a similar problem. Interrupt the boot and enter: set hw.pcic.irq=0 and/or set hw.pcic.intr_path=1 and see if that helps. Alan Edmonds See the loader(8) man page for other hints. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Philip J. > Koenig > Sent: 21 November 2001 15:52 > To: Joe & Fhe Barbish > Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: RE: 4.4-Release install hangs > > > Thanks for the snappy reply. > > I tried scroll-lock earlier, doesn't have any effect. The last line > on the screen (the one I presume it is hanging on) doing a verbose > boot is: > > > isa_probe_children: probing PnP devices > > > There are no ISA cards installed. The rest of the messages that are > visible look OK. > > When given the opportunity to configure the kernel (before it tries > probing hardware and hangs) I remove all of the unused kernel > drivers, with the exception of the "pc card controller", which I > tried both leaving and removing. (I assume that refers to what we > used to call the "PCMCIA controller") > > I have the parallel port disabled in the BIOS (no need for it), I > wonder if that throws the install for a loop? > > Any further insight appreciated. > > > Phil > > > On 21 Nov 2001, at 10:35, Joe & Fhe Barbish boldly uttered: > > > > Phil you need to post more info about the error. Do this. > > > > When the FBSD boot process starts it will stop and issue message to hit > > enter to continue or any other key for command prompt. Hit space bare to go > > into command line. On command line enter command boot -v the -v option > > will generate verbose messages (IE long winded messages about boot process). > > When system hangs hit keyboard scroll lock key to freeze buffer and them use > > up arrow to scroll boot messages on screen looking for message that may give > > you a pointer as to what is the problem. Post that boot log here so people > > have something to look at to help you. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Philip J. Koenig > > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 10:15 AM > > To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > Subject: 4.4-Release install hangs > > > > I have a system here I'm trying to install 4.4-Release on, and it > > keeps hanging during the initial boot at the same place - right after > > it probes the serial/parallel ports. Can someone tell me what piece > > of hardware is likely the problem here? Must be something it's > > probing? > > > > This is an ASUS P2-L97 (440 LX chipset) board with embedded Adaptec > > SCSI. (Booting from an ATAPI CDROM) > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Phil > > > > > > -- > > Philip J. Koenig pjklist@ekahuna.com > > Electric Kahuna Systems -- Computers & Communications for the New Millenium > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > -- > Philip J. Koenig pjklist@ekahuna.com > Electric Kahuna Systems -- Computers & Communications for the New Millenium > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message