From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Mar 3 21: 3:29 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail4.primary.net (mail4.primary.net [216.87.38.199]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5CECB37B71A for ; Sat, 3 Mar 2001 21:03:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from clinamen@gvi.net) Received: from chicadee (mci2-62-14.qni.com [209.126.62.14]) by mail4.primary.net (8.10.0.1+jb/8.10.0/8.10-0+tht) with SMTP id f2455iZ24816 for ; Sat, 3 Mar 2001 23:05:45 -0600 Message-ID: <000e01c0a469$15fd0a40$6339fea9@chicadee> From: "Patrick Clancy" To: Subject: installation problems Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 23:08:00 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000B_01C0A436.CAC262A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.3018.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.3018.1300 X-Filtered: jusfilter Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C0A436.CAC262A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have tried all day to install FreeBSD with no success. I'm beginning = to think that there must be a hardware problem. My system is as = follows: =20 Dell Dimension XPS B866MHZ Pentium III, QuietKey Keyboard, Microsoft = Intellimouse, 256MB RDRAM, 3COM V.90 PCI Telephony Modem, 48x Max = Variable CD ROM, Dell P991 Trinitron Monitor, 32MB DDR nVidia GeForce2 = GTS 4X APG Graphics Card, 80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (5400RPM),3COM = 3C905C-TXM 10/100 Remote Wakeup Network Card. I can't access the Eratta.Txt or Trouble.Txt, but I have read pretty = much everything else and have gone through the install about 20 times. = I can't think of any other varibles and am down to thinking that it must = be a hardware problem. I would appreciate any information or help with = this. I am trying to use the most standard, inclusive choices that are = available. Although I bought this release (4.1) only a month ago, I see = that 4.2 is now available. Since my hardware is pretty current, perhaps = the more recent release would be better at autodetecting. At htis point i am just grabbing at straws. thanks for your help - Patrick ------=_NextPart_000_000B_01C0A436.CAC262A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have tried all day to install FreeBSD with no = success. =20 I'm beginning to think that there must be a hardware problem. My = system is=20 as follows:

Dell Dimension XPS B866MHZ Pentium III, QuietKey = Keyboard,=20 Microsoft Intellimouse, 256MB RDRAM, 3COM V.90 PCI Telephony Modem, 48x = Max=20 Variable CD ROM, Dell P991 Trinitron Monitor, 32MB DDR nVidia GeForce2 = GTS 4X=20 APG Graphics Card, 80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (5400RPM),3COM 3C905C-TXM = 10/100=20 Remote Wakeup Network Card.

I can't access the Eratta.Txt or Trouble.Txt, but I = have read=20 pretty much everything else and have gone through the install about 20=20 times. I can't think of any other varibles and am down to thinking = that it=20 must be a hardware problem. I would appreciate any information or = help=20 with this.

I am trying to use the most standard, inclusive = choices that=20 are available. Although I bought this release (4.1) only a month = ago, I=20 see that 4.2 is now available. Since my hardware is pretty = current,=20 perhaps the more recent release would be better at = autodetecting.

At htis point i am just grabbing at = straws.

thanks for your help - = Patrick

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