From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Jul 14 23: 0:46 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9216437B400 for ; Sun, 14 Jul 2002 23:00:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mta03ps.bigpond.com (mta03ps.bigpond.com [144.135.25.135]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E4E643EB7 for ; Sun, 14 Jul 2002 22:59:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marcf@bigpond.net.au) Received: from mf ([144.135.25.84]) by mta03ps.bigpond.com (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15 mta03ps May 23 2002 23:53:28) with SMTP id GZA0CO00.B4T for ; Mon, 15 Jul 2002 15:53:12 +1000 Received: from CPE-144-132-189-59.nsw.bigpond.net.au ([144.132.189.59]) by psmam06.mailsvc.email.bigpond.com(MailRouter V3.0n 110/4357741); 15 Jul 2002 15:53:11 Message-ID: <002a01c22bc7$8c295340$3bbd8490@nsw.bigpond.net.au> From: "Marc Freeman" To: Subject: hanging after installation Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 16:19:16 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0027_01C22C1B.5DAC3060" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 Disposition-Notification-To: "Marc Freeman" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0027_01C22C1B.5DAC3060 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable sorry if did not previously explain myself properly, my problem is as = follows: after completing the installation and rebooting the computer the = following message appears and the computer hangs. F1 FreeBSD Default: F1 - hitting F1 or enter does not start the loading process. what could be the cause of the problem? it is not a dualboot, and i have tried using both the boot mgr and = standard MBR with the same effect. i have tried installing the whole = distribution and a minimal distribution and this is my first freeBSD = installation so it has not worked previously. thanks for the help marc ------=_NextPart_000_0027_01C22C1B.5DAC3060 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
sorry if did not = previously explain=20 myself properly, my problem is as follows:
after completing the = installation=20 and rebooting the computer the following message appears and the = computer=20 hangs.

F1    FreeBSD
Default: = F1
-

hitting F1=20 or enter does not start the loading process.
what could be the cause = of the=20 problem?
 
it is not a dualboot, = and i have=20 tried using both the boot mgr and standard MBR with the same effect. i = have=20 tried installing the whole distribution and a minimal distribution = and=20 this is my=20 first freeBSD installation so it has not worked=20 previously.
 
thanks for the = help

marc
 
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