From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jul 15 2:57: 5 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 9B4C037B400 for ; Mon, 15 Jul 2002 02:56:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mta04bw.bigpond.com (mta04bw.bigpond.com [139.134.6.87]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B18B843E58 for ; Mon, 15 Jul 2002 02:56:57 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marcf@bigpond.net.au) Received: from mf ([144.135.24.75]) by mta04bw.bigpond.com (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15 mta04bw May 23 2002 23:53:28) with SMTP id GZABMV00.GA8 for ; Mon, 15 Jul 2002 19:56:55 +1000 Received: from CPE-144-132-189-59.nsw.bigpond.net.au ([144.132.189.59]) by bwmam03.mailsvc.email.bigpond.com(MailRouter V3.0n 20/6101939); 15 Jul 2002 19:56:55 Message-ID: <001601c22be9$9822ff80$3bbd8490@nsw.bigpond.net.au> From: "Marc Freeman" To: Subject: FreeBSD installation hanging Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 20:22:59 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0013_01C22C3D.699513C0" 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_0013_01C22C3D.699513C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi freebsd-questions:-) i am trying to install freeBSD 4.6 for the first = time. 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, but i have tried using both the boot mgr and = standard MBR with the same effect. i have also tried installing the = whole distribution and a minimal distribution also with no change.=20 thanks in advance 4 the help=20 marc:-) ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C22C3D.699513C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi = freebsd-questions:-) i am=20 trying to install freeBSD 4.6 for the first time. after completing the=20 installation and rebooting the computer the following message = appears and=20 the computer hangs.

F1 FreeBSD
Default:=20 F1
-

hitting F1 or enter does not start the loading = process.
what=20 could be the cause of the problem?

it is not a = dualboot, but i=20 have tried using both the boot mgr and standard MBR with the same = effect. i have=20 also tried installing the whole distribution and a minimal = distribution=20 also with no change.

thanks in advance = 4 the=20 help

marc:-)

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