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From: Larry Librettez <lipshitz909@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Install of FreeBSD 4.2 hangs at plip0: <PLIP network interface> on ppbus0
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Tim, I ran into this problem when installing 4.2 onto
my laptop.  (4.1.1 installed fine.)  It turned out to
be some kind of resource/irq conflict.  I found that
disabling the plip and some parallel port device
interfaces in the pre-installation kernel
configuration took care of the problem.  You may have
to selectively disable other devices, your mileage may
vary.

Hope it helps.




Once 4.2 is installed, recompile your kernel and very
selectively add parallel port devices (one by one if
you have to) if you find you need it for printing or
other tasks.


--- pbdlists@pinboard.com wrote:
> Tim,
> 
> Finally I feel sane again, finding that I'm not the
> only one with this
> problem. I have a GigaByte dual processor BX board
> as well where I just
> can't install FBSD 4.2 nor 4.3. The same problem on
> my Dell Inspiron
> 3700. All releases before were no problem. Nor is it
> a problem to
> install 4.2 on an old Compaq machine.
> 
> Unfortunately I don't unterstand the internals of
> device drivers etc.,
> so I can't fix the problem. But I think it would be
> good to know how
> many people actually encounter this problem. It's
> something which may
> well turn many people away from FBSD.
> 
> Kurt
> 
> On Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 10:30:37AM +1000, Tim
> McCullagh wrote:
> 
> > I have seen in the archives that a number of
> people have had similar trouble
> > as I am experiencing.
> > 
> > Each time I try and load 4.2 on a machine that
> happily installs 4.1 it hangs
> > at the line
> > plip0: <PLIP network interface> on ppbus0
> > 
> > I have installed 4.2 onto the same HDD on another
> machine with no worries,
> > and for thre sake of it I put a clean install with
> a generic kernel into the
> > machine and it still hangs at the same point
> > 
> > My configuration is a Gigabyte BX dual processor
> mainboard.   I have changed
> > every other piece of hardware in the machine  from
> standard NE2000 to PCI
> > realteck and intel network cards.  I have changed
> the RAM 3 times as well as
> > the HDD's.   Given that the same machine happily
> installs 4.1 and that I
> > have changed all the hardware except the main
> board I was wondering if
> > anyone had experienced the same problem and found
> a solution
> 
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