From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 13 16:56:41 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8AC721065686 for ; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:56:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bounces@nabble.com) Received: from kuber.nabble.com (kuber.nabble.com [216.139.236.158]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6165A8FC1F for ; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:56:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bounces@nabble.com) Received: from isper.nabble.com ([192.168.236.156]) by kuber.nabble.com with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1KpQil-0005rx-MK for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:56:39 -0700 Message-ID: <19958656.post@talk.nabble.com> Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:56:39 -0700 (PDT) From: ton80 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Nabble-From: meller1@nc.rr.com References: <19944068.post@talk.nabble.com> Subject: Re: Installation Hangs X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:56:41 -0000 Warren Block wrote: > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > I checked the bios....no where does it address USB Legacy Support....only options are to turn on or off support for the USB controller. My system is a Dell E310 (a few years old). Motherboard is an Intel....not sure of the model. I am currently running Linux (CentOS) with no problems. I have ran many other Linux distros with no problems. I am going to attempt to try to boot up and plug in keyboard after initialization...without mouse. see ya on the other side. ton80 -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Installation-Hangs-tp19944068p19958656.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabble.com.