Date: Sun, 3 Aug 1997 11:48:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Rich Sysop <nightwar@midnight.harborcom.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: your mail Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970803114521.4730A-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <19970802.18F1108.52A3@midnight.harborcom.net>
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On Sat, 2 Aug 1997, Rich Sysop wrote: > I have a question, i am trying to install freebsd 2.1.6 ... i have: > 486/66 125 meg ide drive, 8 megs ram, adaptec 152x scsi card, reno 2x > cd-rom drive, a cdc 322 meg scsi drive, monochrome video card an > ethernet card(nec2000 compat.)... > My system locks up after the install, when i exit the sysinstall, it > locks up when it tries to sync disks.. (if i remember correctly, resave > the kernal and other things..) ... i had freebsd setup on a different > machine earlier, but this one is giving me trouble.. i am using the > exact same equipment as last time, except for the edition of the > ethernet card, and a different scsi HD than the current one i am using.. > other than the processor everything else is exactly the same.. quesiton: > would the different scsi drive i am using lock up the syncing disks? I don't know... Recently it seems that YMMV with regards to the Adaptec 15XX series, although this is in 2.2. Have you tried using 2.1.7? > C:-3xxxxxxxx (bunch of numbers, cant remember off hand..) AFTER i get the > freebsd bootstrap.. i tried -c option, no luck, i am presuming the kernal cant > load cuz it wasnt saved? What's the error here? > but what's locking up when it syncs disks? oh ya, when it syncs disks it > reports these numbers: > > syncing disks... 66 33 [locks up here] It seems like the 15xx is bailing out before you're really done. Have you checked that it's on a unique IRQ and port? Have you also checked that your termination is correct and cable is OK? Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major Spam routed to /dev/null by Procmail | Death to Cyberpromo
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