From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Oct 29 16: 4:26 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from primemail1.pcom.net (primemail1.pcom.net [208.209.232.30]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7141437B661 for ; Sun, 29 Oct 2000 16:04:21 -0800 (PST) Received: from hppav (pm3-h17-wny-007.modempools.net [64.30.155.22]) by primemail1.pcom.net (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id TAA01843 for ; Sun, 29 Oct 2000 19:04:09 -0500 Message-ID: <000401c04204$dba993c0$169b1e40@hppav> Reply-To: "Kevin Chudy" From: "Kevin Chudy" To: Subject: FreeBSD Installation Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 19:01:34 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0019_01C041DA.A82EF6E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C041DA.A82EF6E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C041DA.A82EF6E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi,
 
    I have a question = about the=20 installation process.
 
    I have read the = installation=20 material and tried to install it but had a problem.
 
    I had downloaded the = current=20 stable version and put it on a hard drive. This drive is my D=20 drive.
 
    I installed dos 6.2 = on my C=20 drive and booted to it.
 
    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.
 
    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.
 
    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.
 
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.
 
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?
 
Thank you,
Kevin
------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C041DA.A82EF6E0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message