From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Aug 14 10:14:48 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from brussel.planetinternet.be (brussel.planetinternet.be [194.119.232.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 093AC1522B for ; Sat, 14 Aug 1999 10:13:38 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from raoul.dejonghe@planetinternet.be) Received: from stimpy (u195-95-85-234.pop-gent7.planetinternet.be [195.95.85.234]) by brussel.planetinternet.be (8.9.1a/8.9.3) with SMTP id TAA10996 for ; Sat, 14 Aug 1999 19:10:23 +0200 (MET DST) Message-ID: <000a01bee678$71b67700$ea555fc3@stimpy> From: "Raoul DE JONGHE" To: Subject: installing FreeBSD 3.2: problems Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 19:13:09 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01BEE689.0C5BBF80" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 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_0007_01BEE689.0C5BBF80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Note: This is the first time I install FreeBSD 3.2 and I have no = experience with UNIX. problem:=20 during installation the system hangs. I'll explain: I'm booting from 2 floppies because I have no choise. The installation = is from the original FreeBSD-CD-ROM's. Everything goes well till I confirm the question "last chance'!...are = you sure...?" Normally FreeBSD makes the partitions and so on. But!: I get the screen "progress" and there is a very short period where my = CD-ROM reads. Next, nothing happens: no progress, no CD-ROM-reading, no hard = disk-reading. With ALT-F2 I switch to the other 'virtual screen' and I see that the = system has stopped after the line " bin /chio" What could be the problem? I remark that : 1. I have an ATAPI Mitsumi FX400-CD-ROM. Has this something to do with = it? (cfr. handbook THE COMPLETE FREEBSD ch.7: problems with an ATAPI = CD-ROM, ask for help) 2. During probing, my CD-ROM is not recognized as a mcd0, but as wd0 = unit 1, next to my hard disk(=3Dwd0 unit 0). Could anybody solve this problem? I hope so. Greatings, Joeri ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01BEE689.0C5BBF80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Note: This is the first time I = install FreeBSD=20 3.2 and I have no experience with UNIX.
 
problem:
 during = installation the=20 system hangs. I'll explain:
 
 I'm booting from 2 floppies = because I have=20 no choise. The installation is from the
 original=20 FreeBSD-CD-ROM's.
 Everything goes well till I confirm the = question=20 "last chance'!...are you sure...?"
 Normally FreeBSD = makes the=20 partitions and so on. But!:
 I get the screen = "progress" and=20 there is a very short period where my CD-ROM reads.
 Next, = nothing=20 happens: no progress, no CD-ROM-reading, no hard = disk-reading.
 
 With ALT-F2 I switch to the = other 'virtual=20 screen' and I see that the system has stopped
 after the line = " bin=20 /chio"
 
 What could be the = problem?
 
 I remark that :
 1. I = have an=20 ATAPI Mitsumi FX400-CD-ROM. Has this something to do with = it?
 (cfr.=20 handbook THE COMPLETE FREEBSD ch.7: problems with an ATAPI CD-ROM, ask = for=20 help)
 
 2. During probing, my CD-ROM = is not=20 recognized as a mcd0, but as wd0 unit 1, next
  to my hard = disk(=3Dwd0=20 unit 0).
 

 Could anybody solve this = problem? I=20 hope so.
 

 Greatings,
Joeri
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