From owner-freebsd-newbies Sun Jul 5 23:59:21 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id XAA15970 for freebsd-newbies-outgoing; Sun, 5 Jul 1998 23:59:21 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from armstrong-bh.armstrong.com (armstrong-bh.armstrong.com [198.76.107.66]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id XAA15953 for ; Sun, 5 Jul 1998 23:59:13 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Edmund_L_Mulligan@armstrong.com) From: Edmund_L_Mulligan@armstrong.com Received: (from uucp@localhost) by armstrong-bh.armstrong.com (8.6.12/8.6.11) id CAA00417 for ; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 02:59:11 -0400 Received: from mailex01.armstrong.com by armstrong-bh.armstrong.com via smap (3.2) id xma000412; Mon, 6 Jul 98 02:59:03 -0400 Received: by mailex01.Armstrong.com(Lotus SMTP MTA v1.1 (385.6 5-6-1997)) id 85256639.002FB674 ; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 03:05:53 -0400 X-Lotus-FromDomain: ARMSTRONG To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Message-ID: <85256639.001EC06D.00@mailex01.Armstrong.com> Date: Mon, 6 Jul 1998 01:59:37 -0400 Subject: Install seems OK, then freezes. . . Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org I'm installing 2.2.6 on a Packard-Bell computer (P100, ST31220A hard drive, 24MB ram, AT-1700T network card, Matsu/Pana CDROM). Following this list and the questions list got me through the PS2 mouse "conflict" and the "can't find kernel" error caused by the disk geometry. However, I'm stuck again. The FTP install seems to go just fine, I can config everything without errors. When I exit the install screens, remove the boot floppy, and the machine reboots, I get the spinning cursor as \ and then | and that's it - the machine freezes at that point with the floppy drive light on. When setting up the disk, I used the eometry option to make the geometry match the setting in the machine's BIOS. I'm not trying to run anything other than 2.2.6 on this machine, so I used the whole disk defaults. With or without the boot manager, I the frozen cursor. Segate's datasheet says C/H/S = 524/64/63 The BIOS is set for 524/64/63 The option is set for 524/64/63 pfdisk shows 524/64/63 FWIW, the BIOS gives the options of "Standard CHS", "Extended CHS", "Logical Block", or "Auto Detected". Elsewhere in Segate's manual, it shows the CHS setting as 2099/16/63 for 2,115,792 sectors. When allowed to autodetect, this is what the BIOS finds for the drive. I have tried a few hours worth of mix and match settings, but I now admit I'm stuck. Any ideas? Thanks! Ed Mulligan elmulligan@armstrong.com ----------------------------------------- Speaking for me, not for Armstrong. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message