Date: Sun, 3 Aug 1997 11:51:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: cfr@pobox.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 2.2.2 install hangs on vx0 probe Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970803114944.4730B-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <199708011611.KAA01326@free.click-n-call.com>
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On Fri, 1 Aug 1997, Charles F. Randall wrote: > [Note: posted to comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc and mailed to > freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG. My ISPs news server is unreliable.] > > I'm installing FreeBSD 2.2.2 on a Digital Venturis GL (PPro 200, > Phoenix bios dated 1/13/97). I boot from the boot floppy, disable all > un-needed devices in the visual kernel config, and continue with the > boot. > > When it hangs, the screen reads (may be a typo or two, I'm typing this > in by hand), > > avail memory = 44982272 (43928K bytes) > Probing for devices on PCI bus 0: > chip0 <Intel 82440FX (Natoma) PCI and memory controller> rev 2 on pci0:0 > chip1 <Intel 82371SB PCI-ISA bridge> rev 1 on pci0:7:0 > chip2 <Intel 82371SB IDE interface> rev 0 on pci0:7:1 > vga0 <VGA-compatible display device> rev 1 int a irq 10 on pci0:9 > vx0 <3COM 3C905 Fast Etherlink XL PCI> rev 0 int a irq 11 on pci0:13 After this, your SCSI device should be probed (if it exists) and then the ISA probe starts. Have you tried starting up without disabling anything, and/or pulling the Ethernet card out? > It does have a 3COM 3C905 Ethernet adapter. These work OK, AFAIK. 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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