From owner-freebsd-newbies Tue Feb 19 17:13: 9 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from hotmail.com (oe74.law12.hotmail.com [64.4.18.209]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 187ED37B404 for ; Tue, 19 Feb 2002 17:13:01 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 19 Feb 2002 17:13:00 -0800 X-Originating-IP: [4.41.159.196] From: "Shawn Halloran" To: "freebsd-newbie" Subject: Boot sequence hangs Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 17:19:03 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.00.0021.1800 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0001_01C1B969.8728FEC0" Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 20 Feb 2002 01:13:00.0819 (UTC) FILETIME=[BD37EE30:01C1B9AB] Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org ------=_NextPart_001_0001_01C1B969.8728FEC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable "Starting standard daemons: inted cron sshd usbd sendmail" The boot process hangs at this point for almost five minutes before movin= g to the =20 user sign-in. At this point, the system seems to operate normally. I've reloaded the system twice on my harddrive, following a DOS fdisk to = remove any previous data installed on the FBSD slice. No change. I install the O= S, all of the packages;as well as, X 4.x and bash from the ports collection. =20 I install X 4.x, because "The FreeBSD Hand Book" states this version of X= is required to support a VooDoo 5 card using a glide driver. I installed the bash she= ll, because it stated this shell is best for new Unix users. I apologize for all the rhetoric. How do you suggest I determine the caus= e of the =20 system hang during the boot? I tried to search for information, but my re= sults =20 kept sending me to man pages. =20 Your help will be greatly appreciated. ShawnGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer= .msn.com ------=_NextPart_001_0001_01C1B969.8728FEC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
"Starting standard daemons: inted cron sshd usbd sendmail"
 
The boot process hangs at this point for= almost five minutes before moving to the
user sign-in. At th= is point, the system seems to operate normally.
 
<= DIV>I've reloaded the system twice on my harddrive, following a DOS f= disk to remove
any previous data installed on the FBSD sl= ice. No change. I install the OS, all of
the packages;as well = as, X 4.x and bash from the ports collection.
<= DIV> 
I install X 4.x, because "The FreeBSD Hand Book" st= ates this version of X is required
to support a VooDoo 5 card = using a glide driver. I installed the bash shell, = because it
stated this shell is best for new Unix users.
=
 
I apologize for all the rhetoric. How do you sugg= est I determine the cause of the
system hang during the boot?= I tried to search for information, but my results
kept sendi= ng me to man pages.
 
Your help will be great= ly appreciated.
 
Shawn



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