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From: Eddie White <ewhite@ms1.nwla.com>
Subject: install quits
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tried to install fbsd 2.1.5 again, but with steve howe's suggestion
of paying attention to the virtual console.

followed novice mode and using install cd, the tail of the console
went something like this (can't read my writing):

DEBUG:   Generating /etc/fstab file
DEBUG:   mounted freebsd cdrom  /dev/wcd0c as cdrom
DEBUG:   request for bin/bin.tgz from cdrom
DEBUG:   request for bin/bin.inf from cdrom
DEBUG:   request for bin/bin.aa from cdrom

.
bin
bin/cat

that's where it hangs.  
any suggestions?
  thanks,
     eddie