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Subject: Re: 2.2.2 install hangs on vx0 probe
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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.  

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