From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Feb 2 19:17:58 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id TAA00255 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Tue, 2 Feb 1999 19:17:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from zippy.cdrom.com (zippy.cdrom.com [204.216.27.228]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id TAA00250 for ; Tue, 2 Feb 1999 19:17:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jkh@zippy.cdrom.com) Received: from zippy.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zippy.cdrom.com (8.9.2/8.9.2) with ESMTP id TAA09637; Tue, 2 Feb 1999 19:18:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jkh@zippy.cdrom.com) To: zhihuizhang cc: hackers Reply-to: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Weird message trying to install FreeBSD In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 02 Feb 1999 16:45:07 EST." Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 19:18:25 -0800 Message-ID: <9633.918011905@zippy.cdrom.com> From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > I just got four brand new FreeBSD 2.2.8 CDs from Walnut Creek and started > to install FreeBSD on an assembled PC. I inserted the Installation Boot > CD (1) into the IDE CD-ROM and booted from it. Then in the kernel 1. Please send things like this to -questions in the future. The -hackers mailing list is NOT for discussing installation problems, it is for discussing technical issues relating to development. I have redirected followups accordingly. 2. Try not configuring your hardware at all in the visual mode editor. Without looking over your shoulder it's difficult to say, but it sounds like you may be removing or modifying something you should not. If it still happens with no changes, it's possible that your hardware is ill since I generally only see that trap with systems that have bad memory or cache. - Jordan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message