Date: Sat, 27 Jul 1996 16:21:10 +0200 From: sja@epo.e-mail.com To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: kern/1436: 2.1 Installation problems Message-ID: <199607271421.QAA00596@terranium.mynet> Resent-Message-ID: <199607271430.HAA10780@freefall.freebsd.org>
next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
>Number: 1436 >Category: kern >Synopsis: Probe of serial ports during boot hangs system >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Jul 27 07:30:03 PDT 1996 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Stuart Arnold >Organization: Association of Stuart Arnolds >Release: FreeBSD 2.1 CD-ROM distribution >Environment: 133MHz Pentium Intel Endeavour board ATI Mach 64, Graphics Pro Turbo graphics card (PCI) >Description: When booting boot.flp (or atapi.flp) the boot reaches the point at which the serial ports are probed, then the screen goes blank and the system hangs. The same happens if I run install from DOS. The serial ports are configured the standard way. >How-To-Repeat: Boot the system from the boot floppy. >Fix: If I boot /kernel -c and disable sio0-3 the boot progresses to the installation program. I can then proceed further, but of course have no serial ports. (Since the CD-ROM drive (Stingray 8X IDE) is not supported and DOS screws the dist files up if I copy them to a DOS partition I can't install anyway, but that's the next problem). I tried a Slackware Linux boot floppy, and that booted OK. >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?199607271421.QAA00596>