From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Dec 5 21:40:55 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA21668 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sat, 5 Dec 1998 21:40:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mail.mvp.net (mail.mvp.net [209.96.20.11]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA21662 for ; Sat, 5 Dec 1998 21:40:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jbscro@mvp.net) Received: from localhost (blv1-88.mvp.net [209.96.38.88]) by mail.mvp.net (8.9.0/8.9.0) with SMTP id XAA09292 for ; Sat, 5 Dec 1998 23:44:54 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <000701be20db$8ab99f60$0100007f@localhost.mvp.net> From: "Jack Cronn" To: Subject: Failure to Boot past config screen Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 23:44:46 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01BE20A9.3D708A20" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BE20A9.3D708A20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have tried to boot my machine using a floppy and CD from DOS with same = results. Using freebsd 2.2.7 and all goes well to config screen after = first booting into freeBSD. After all conflicts resolved and save, the = screen locks up with white cursor only on screen. I have a minimal = configuration with only video, scsi CD-Rom, floppy and hard drive, one = lpt and serial port, ps/2 mouse. The floppy and hard drive and com = ports are controlled using on board controllers. The motherboard is a = biostar pentium-133 using an intel HX chipset. If I don't change the = default kernel, The system goes to the installation screen and says that = it couldn't find the hard drive. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Jack ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BE20A9.3D708A20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have tried to boot my machine = using a floppy=20 and CD from DOS with same results. Using freebsd 2.2.7 and all goes well = to=20 config screen after first booting into freeBSD. After all conflicts=20 resolved and save, the screen locks up with white cursor only on = screen. I=20 have a minimal configuration with only video, scsi CD-Rom, floppy and = hard=20 drive, one lpt and serial port, ps/2 mouse. The floppy and hard = drive and=20 com ports are controlled using on board controllers. The motherboard is = a=20 biostar pentium-133 using an intel HX chipset. If I don't change the = default=20 kernel, The system goes to the installation screen and says that it = couldn't=20 find the hard drive.

Any help would be greatly=20 appreciated.

Thanks =20 Jack

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