Date: Sun, 24 Nov 1996 00:58:02 +0000 (GMT) From: Jason Garman <garman@phs.k12.ar.us> To: Will Hires <hires.2@osu.edu> Cc: benedict@echonyc.com, questions@FreeBSD.org, grog@lemis.de, grog@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Missing file "atapi.flp" Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.91.961124004438.16562A-100000@phs.k12.ar.us> In-Reply-To: <2.2.32.19961124014709.006a94c8@pop.service.ohio-state.edu>
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On Sat, 23 Nov 1996, Will Hires wrote: > > Okay. I'm now using the file, "boot.flp" from the CDROM. I get all the > way to the "Commit" dialog box, which executes to bring up a message > box indicating that installation is progressing. After a while, I see > the CDROM access light go on and a bottom-of-screen message that seems > to indicate that there is an attempt to transfer files from the CDROM > to the hard disk partition. Then, the entire system hangs up. After > about five minutes of nothing occurring, I have the only recourse of > rebooting with the system reset button. ****I'm stuck!*** Now what? > Later, you describe that you have three IDE devices: two HD's and one CD-ROM. I'm assuming that you have the HD you're trying to install FreeBSD on and the CD-ROM on different IDE interfaces (check your bootup messages to make sure; wcd0 should be on a different wdc device than the wd device that you're trying to install freebsd on) I'm guessing that, based on that info above, you're having the same problem I have: your IDE controller is buggy and doesn't like simultaneous accesses to both of its interfaces. A similar problem is described in a problem report in the gnats database but was never acted on. Does anyone know how to work around this btw? For me, I have a 2 gig drive that's on my second interface and every time i try to really access it my system hard freezes much like what happens above. It's not a hd problem; when the cd and hd are on the same ide interface it works fine. I have a CMD-640B on-board PCI ide controller. What do you have? Anyway, that's my assumptions about your problem. If that's not right, just ignore all that :-) > >> Also, the CD labeled "1" does not contain the files to boot the > >> binaries for the FreeBSD system. After several tries, the system > >> just "hangs" without completing the installation. > > Do you mean using the dos program `bootfbsd' or whatever off the CD to do a floppy-less boot? That never worked for me either... Back to your original question again, try to install FreeBSD on a hd that's on the same interface as your cdrom and see if that works. If so your controller is broken just like mine :-/ -- Jason Garman http://www.nesc.k12.ar.us/~garman/ Student, Eleanor Roosevelt High School garman@phs.k12.ar.us
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