From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 16 01:01:39 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 349A016A4CE for ; Tue, 16 Dec 2003 01:01:39 -0800 (PST) Received: from hotmail.com (law9-f61.law9.hotmail.com [64.4.9.61]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3DCE343D31 for ; Tue, 16 Dec 2003 01:01:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from thor_anderson@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 16 Dec 2003 01:01:38 -0800 Received: from 67.22.36.160 by lw9fd.law9.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Tue, 16 Dec 2003 09:01:37 GMT X-Originating-IP: [67.22.36.160] X-Originating-Email: [thor_anderson@hotmail.com] X-Sender: thor_anderson@hotmail.com From: "Thor Anderson" To: brooks@one-eyed-alien.net, thundergod@bigfoot.com Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 01:01:37 -0800 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 16 Dec 2003 09:01:38.0120 (UTC) FILETIME=[36B99480:01C3C3B3] cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: REPOST - Installation Bug - All available versions hang on install X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: thundergod@bigfoot.com List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 09:01:39 -0000 > > FreeBSD hangs without errors early in the install process on my >computer. > > What makes this system unusual is that it > > is "legacy free" which means it has none of the traditional I/O ports >(no > > serial, parallel, PS/2 or even floppy interface). All I/O is via one of > > the five USB ports on the case. > >A friend of mine recently ran into this problem on an embeded system. >The solution for him on 5.x was to enter the following at the loader >prompt to disable the keyboard and floppy probes because they tend to >hang: > >hint.atkbdc.0.disabled=1 >hint.atkbd.0.disabled=1 >hint.fdc.0.disabled=1 > >Unfortnaly, you can't do that since you don't have a serial port. The >one hack I can think of would be to try to PXE boot the CD image from >another machine. You could then modify the loader.conf on the pxe image >to force these settings. > >These drivers are broken and need to be fixed since I'm sure this >problem will only become more common. Thanks Brooks. I'll be trying to find a "normal" computer to install FreeBSD. Hopefully with it, I can try to implement some of the suggestions being offered - including a PXE boot. I found the LOADER.CNF file on the CD. If I were to burn the CD to a CDRW, could I edit that file manually and then boot from the CD? Thor _________________________________________________________________ Cell phone ‘switch’ rules are taking effect — find out more here. http://special.msn.com/msnbc/consumeradvocate.armx