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From: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il>
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To: Wolfgang Helbig <helbig@MX.BA-Stuttgart.De>
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Subject: Re: install dies
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Wolfgang Helbig wrote:
> 
> > Eddie White wrote:
> > >
> > > when i posted my first message, we were dog tired and so maybe i didn't
> > > leave enough info.
> > >
> > > trying to install fbsd 2.1.5 (i bought the cd and never used it) on a
> > > gateway 2000, 486dx2, western dig ide drive (520m) and 16m ram.
> > >
> > > during the install we loaded win95 just to test the hardware; all worked ok.
> > >
> > > we built the boot floppy.  the box boots and we can go through all the disk
> > > partition stuff (novice mode, we come from at&t 3B world).  when we commit
> > > to the install, it says its loading drivers, etc. to the hard drive.  we
> > > then get a window talking about copying /documentation and it hangs with 1%.
> > > we see a burst of activity on the cd, a burst of activity on the hd, and
> > > that's it.
> > >
> > > we have tried different partion settings, with and without win95; the same
> > > result.
> > >
> > > anyone got any ideas?  i rule out a hardware problem since win95 loads and
> > > runs fine.
> >
> > Does this machine has a CMD640 EIDE controller by any chance (I think
> > Win95 will tell you that, as will the probe messages printed when you
> > boot FreeBSD's install floppy). If this is the case, put the disk you're
> > installing to and the CD you're installing from on the *same* IDE
> > channel and disable the secondary IDE channel when you install. Later
> > on, built a new kernel with
> > options       "CMD640"
> 
> This option is not supported in FreeBSD 2.1.5, only in FreeBSD 2.2.x

Yeah, well, if this is indeed the problem then there was once a patch
posted to hackers for 2.1.5/6/7 to have CMD640 support. I have it in
case this turns out to be the real problem.

> 
> >
> > in it.
> >
> > Nadav
> >
> > >
> > > thanks,
> > >   eddie
> >
Nadav