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Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:57:22 -0600 (MDT)
From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
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Subject: Re: Installation Hangs
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On Sun, 12 Oct 2008, ton80 wrote:

> I am trying to install FreeBSD.
> During the install (actually at the beginning of the process) the system
> hangs indefinitely.
> When it gets to the select country screen...it is frozen.
> During the boot process, as it is reading all the hardware, it finds the USB
> controller OK then later it states there was an IO error and that the USB
> controller is halted. I have a USB Keyboard and mouse...so I would say the
> problem is here.
> Is there any workaround I can use to get things going?

Set "USB Legacy Support" to disabled in the BIOS.  If that isn't 
available, it might work to boot with the keyboard detached.  Connect it 
after the BIOS boot, at the FreeBSD bootloader prompt or maybe at the 
country select screen.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA