Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 04:14:46 -0400 (EDT) From: CyberPeasant <djv@bedford.net> To: marice@email.msn.com (Michael Rice) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Install problems on Dell XPS R400 Message-ID: <199805250814.EAA06119@lucy.bedford.net> In-Reply-To: <001a01bd87a4$2dc95f00$6e00cbc0@rice-home> from Michael Rice at "May 25, 98 00:13:03 am"
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Michael Rice wrote:
> I have just purchased a Dell 400MHz Pentium II system and I can't get FBSD
> 2.6.2 to install.
>
> 1. Boot from FBSD 2.6.2 floppy
> 2. Select the full screen setup
> 3. Remove all unnecessary devices
> BTW, I can't find a driver for a NEC CD-ROM or the Intel Ethernet cards
> 4. Select 'Q' to quit and save
>
> When I Quit and save the setup, it spins the floppy for about 30 seconds,
> accesses it a couple of times, clears the screen, and then locks up.
> Thinking that maybe it was timing out on a bunch of devices, I let it sit
> for about 30 minutes on the blank screen, but it never progressed any
> further.
>
I bet you removed the console. (device sc0). Don't worry about that
conflict with the mouse.
dave
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