Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 19:01:34 -0500 From: "Kevin Chudy" <kchudy@pcom.net> To: <questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: FreeBSD Installation Message-ID: <000401c04204$dba993c0$169b1e40@hppav>
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Hi,
I have a question about the installation process.
I have read the installation material and tried to install it but had a problem.
I had downloaded the current stable version and put it on a hard drive. This drive is my D drive.
I installed dos 6.2 on my C drive and booted to it.
I started the installation. I followed the instructions and resolved several hardware conflicts. Those conflicts seemed to be with hardware I didn't have.
The install process started to probe the hardware. It said it might take a while. After 45 minutes with no apparent activity I shut the computer off and on and tried to boot to my c drive again. The dirve was not available.
I can boot to a floppy but the hard drives are not available. I have tried another known good drive and two more drive controllers. I have reset the bios. All to no avail. I keep getting a message that the hard drives are bad or not there.
The PC I used was a working 486-33 so I didn't lose alot but need to figure out what is going on before I try again.
Does anybody have any ideas? When the install process says it might take a while to probe the hardware could that be longer than 45 minutes?
Thank you,
Kevin
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I have a question about the
installation process.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I have read the installation
material and tried to install it but had a problem.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I had downloaded the current
stable version and put it on a hard drive. This drive is my D
drive.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I installed dos 6.2 on my C
drive and booted to it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I started the installation. I
followed the instructions and resolved several hardware conflicts. Those
conflicts seemed to be with hardware I didn't
have.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> The install process started to
probe the hardware. It said it might take a while. After 45 minutes with no
apparent activity I shut the computer off and on and tried to boot to my c drive
again. The dirve was not available.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I can boot to a floppy but the
hard drives are not available. I have tried another known good drive and two
more drive controllers. I have reset the bios. All to no avail. I keep getting a
message that the hard drives are bad or not there.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The PC I used was a working 486-33 so I didn't lose
alot but need to figure out what is going on before I try again.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does anybody have any ideas? When the install
process says it might take a while to probe the hardware could that be longer
than 45 minutes?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevin</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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