From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jul 15 3:15:17 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 5311937B400 for ; Mon, 15 Jul 2002 03:15:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: from zcamail05.zca.compaq.com (zcamail05.zca.compaq.com [161.114.32.105]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B5CC443E6E for ; Mon, 15 Jul 2002 03:15:10 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from daniel.liu@hp.com) Received: from sgpexg11.asiapacific.cpqcorp.net (sgpexg11.asiapacific.cpqcorp.net [16.158.249.63]) by zcamail05.zca.compaq.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 619C620A7; Mon, 15 Jul 2002 03:23:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sgpexb11.asiapacific.cpqcorp.net ([16.158.249.64]) by sgpexg11.asiapacific.cpqcorp.net with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.2966); Mon, 15 Jul 2002 18:15:06 +0800 Received: from hgoexb21.asiapacific.cpqcorp.net ([16.169.251.145]) by sgpexb11.asiapacific.cpqcorp.net with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.2966); Mon, 15 Jul 2002 18:15:06 +0800 Received: from cngexc01.asiapacific.cpqcorp.net ([16.169.56.201]) by hgoexb21.asiapacific.cpqcorp.net with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.2966); Mon, 15 Jul 2002 18:15:04 +0800 content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C22BE8.7B5ED868" Subject: RE: FreeBSD installation hanging Disposition-Notification-To: "Liu, Daniel (CSD engineer)" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.5762.3 Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 18:15:02 +0800 Message-ID: <4C2864237E1EEA4DBB4D5F5123FABB7583D0D0@cngexc01.asiapacific.cpqcorp.net> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: FreeBSD installation hanging Thread-Index: AcIr5hnrQ8a8M55pTOqART6au+ntawAAcMWA From: "Liu, Daniel (CSD engineer)" To: "Marc Freeman" , X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 Jul 2002 10:15:04.0494 (UTC) FILETIME=[7CBCA4E0:01C22BE8] 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_001_01C22BE8.7B5ED868 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I saw the same problem before.=20 How big is your hard disk size?=20 And the disk size freebsd reported when you install freebsd? =20 =20 Regards Liu Daniel -----Original Message----- From: Marc Freeman [mailto:marcf@bigpond.net.au]=20 Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 6:23 PM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: FreeBSD installation hanging =20 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? =20 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:-) =20 =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C22BE8.7B5ED868 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
I saw=20 the same problem before.
How=20 big is your hard disk size?
And the disk=20 size freebsd reported when you install freebsd?
 
 
Regards
Liu Daniel
-----Original Message-----
From: Marc = Freeman=20 [mailto:marcf@bigpond.net.au]
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 = 6:23=20 PM
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: = FreeBSD=20 installation hanging

 
Hi = freebsd-questions:-) i am=20 trying to install freeBSD 4.6 for the first time. after completing the = 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=20 have also tried installing the whole distribution and a minimal=20 distribution also with no change.
thanks in = advance 4 the=20 help 

marc:-)
 
 
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