Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:17:11 -0700 (PDT) From: ton80 <meller1@nc.rr.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation Hangs Message-ID: <19959001.post@talk.nabble.com> In-Reply-To: <19958656.post@talk.nabble.com> References: <19944068.post@talk.nabble.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0810130954400.88594@wonkity.com> <19958656.post@talk.nabble.com>
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ton80 wrote: > > > > 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 > OK, I tried several different methods and two other keyboards...no luck. During bootup, it sees the USB ports...then it halts them. What is SIOS? ton80 -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Installation-Hangs-tp19944068p19959001.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
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