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=3DArial size=3D2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I have a question =
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installation process.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I have read the =
installation=20
material and tried to install it but had a problem.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I had downloaded the =
current=20
stable version and put it on a hard drive. This drive is my D=20
drive.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I installed dos 6.2 =
on my C=20
drive and booted to it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I started the =
installation. I=20
followed the instructions and resolved several hardware conflicts. Those =
conflicts seemed to be with hardware I didn't=20
have.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> The install process =
started to=20
probe the hardware. It said it might take a while. After 45 minutes with =
no=20
apparent activity I shut the computer off and on and tried to boot to my =
c drive=20
again. The dirve was not available.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I can boot to a =
floppy but the=20
hard drives are not available. I have tried another known good drive and =
two=20
more drive controllers. I have reset the bios. All to no avail. I keep =
getting a=20
message that the hard drives are bad or not there.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The PC I used was a working 486-33 so I =
didn't lose=20
alot but need to figure out what is going on before I try =
again.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Does anybody have any ideas? When the =
install=20
process says it might take a while to probe the hardware could that be =
longer=20
than 45 minutes?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thank you,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Kevin</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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