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From: "R. Bence" <bichard@benctek.com>
Date: Fri,  1 Aug 97 15:08:39 -0800
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Subject: Installation question FBSD 2.2.1
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I recently obtained FreeBSD V 2.2.1 and installed it on my existing
Pentium 133 mhz PC.  I was so enthused with the results that I decided
to upgrade the system.

I have tried everything, but the installation hangs completely at the end
of the initial kernel configuration when the sysinstall screen displays,
no keyboard response whatsoever.

I have a new motherboard, CPU, &  HDD.

The motherboard is an Abit  SM5 with the Intel 430 VX chipset.
The CPU is a Pentium S 200 mhz
64mb of EDO ram
Seagate 2.6 GB EIDE hard disk running off the on board controller.

I have tried installing on a pristine (low level formatted) disk, disk with small DOS
partition and no other partitions etc. etc. and installing from a boot floppy and the
CD ROM the result is always the same - when I reach the sysinstall menu after resolving
and the IRQ conflicts etc. there is no response to the keyboard.

Any suggestions as to what might be wrong or how I could go about resolving it?

Any help you can offer would be seriously appreciated.

Richard Bence
richard@benctek.com