Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 14:53:44 -0500 From: Greg Barniskis <nalists@scls.lib.wi.us> To: Drew Tomlinson <drew@mykitchentable.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: sysinstall Hangs When Probing Devices on 5.4 Message-ID: <432F1748.3060801@scls.lib.wi.us> In-Reply-To: <432EE1B9.3060707@mykitchentable.net> References: <432EE1B9.3060707@mykitchentable.net>
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Drew Tomlinson wrote: > I have run the 4.x versions on this exact same hardware with no > sysinstall issues. I upgraded to 5.4 using the installation CD and > sysinstall ran fine during the install. However after installing my > system and doing a full boot, sysinstall just "hangs" at probing on any > attempt to run from the command line as any user including root. It > does not respond to either 'kill' or 'kill -9'. The only way to get rid > of the process is a reboot. Any ideas on why I'm seeing this behavior? > How can I go about troubleshooting? Like Garrett, I also have one PC that just takes awhile to come up, though most are pretty quick. So, try patience first. Another suggestion - if you've external USB devices, esp. storage, unplug 'em from the PC and see if the system comes up without 'em. I had a fun time with an external HD hanging my startups until I learned to only attach it after everything else was up. Never did figure out exactly why (not enough time to play with it once a workaround was presented). -- Greg Barniskis, Computer Systems Integrator South Central Library System (SCLS) Library Interchange Network (LINK) <gregb at scls.lib.wi.us>, (608) 266-6348
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