Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 16:46:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Gk <KillG@erols.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: problems after installing zip drive Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.00.9807201644510.16885-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <35B2B610.953371CB@erols.com>
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On Sun, 19 Jul 1998, Gk wrote: > I have run into a problem after installing a iomega zip drive. > Heres the scenario: ( i know some of these statements might not be > necessary > but I like to be thorough :)) > > 1)I turned pnp back on for windows > 2)installed ide version of internal iomega zip drive > 3) booted into windows, windows found everything ok > 4) booted into freebsd to surf web and listen to music > 5) started up kscd, and about 2 seconds after starting it up realized I > forgot to > turn pnp off > 6) kscd wouldn't close, I tried kill -9 (the pid), and it didn't help, i > finally used > the afterstep destroy function, but then freebsd got hung up (i.e. I > closed down > afterstep and couldn't open any more virtual terminals with alt=f*, I > couldn't > get to a prompt using ctrl-c etc.) Don't forget you have to use Control-Alt-FX to get out of X. > 7) did a hard reboot turned off pnp and booted into freebsd, same > problem as > listed in step 7 > 8) did another hard reboot and executed /stand/sysinstall, but it got > hung up on > the probing devices menu thingy, and I couldn't open any more virtual > terminals Um, you don't need to use sysinstall; just build a new kernel with device wfd0 Install kernel, reboot, and enjoy. By the way, sysinstall hates IDE zips. > p.s. on a side note, I enjoyed the option in linux of being able to tab > through > my last cli commands using the up and down arrow keys, is there any way > to > achieve this in freebsd? Install bash or tcsh. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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