From owner-freebsd-hardware Thu Mar 1 7:44:36 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from smtp3.andrew.cmu.edu (SMTP3.ANDREW.CMU.EDU [128.2.10.83]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C780437B71C for ; Thu, 1 Mar 2001 07:44:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from lin3@andrew.cmu.edu) Received: from UNIX8.ANDREW.CMU.EDU (UNIX8.ANDREW.CMU.EDU [128.2.11.208]) by smtp3.andrew.cmu.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id KAA19424 for ; Thu, 1 Mar 2001 10:44:23 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 10:44:23 -0500 (EST) From: Chris Lin To: freebsd-hardware@freeBSD.Org Subject: Re: slow boot/install on AMD Athlon? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org To answer my own question, I found that when I hit the control key, things sped back up to normal speed...weird...and I found this by accident. Anyone know why? Chris On Fri, 23 Feb 2001, Chris Lin wrote: > Hi, > I'm trying to install FreeBSD 4.2 from CD-ROM on an AMD Athlon via > it's DVD-ROM drive. It's been taking a VERY long time(like half an > hour) just to boot up the kernel to go into the installation menu. > I tried using the floppies and they get some kind of read > error? But I use the same floppies on an intel machine and it boots right > up. > Any clues? > > Chris > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message