Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 03:57:00 -0400 From: <illusive_paradox@yahoo.com> To: <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: installation hanging Message-ID: <002301c1df9c$219b1b70$a1de5ed1@orgubi8p4fmih9>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] hi, during install my system apparently hangs forever. i've only waited 30 mins, which is damn long enough for a athlon xp 1633mhz, ddr 300 system. on installation: "Probing devices, please wait (this may take a while)..." the first stage of install after kernel configuration. And i cant get past that. motherboard: EPOX 8K7A+ cpu: athlon xp 1.63ghz ram: corsair xms2400 256mb x2 scsi_controller: adaptec 29160N hard_disk(scsi): seagate cheetah X15, 15000rpm (ST318451LW) hard_disk(ide): maxtor 91531U3 cd_rom(ide): plextor PX-W1610A dvd_rom(ide): pioneer DVD-106 graphics(agp): nvidia geforce 3 sound: sb live! platinum 5.1 modem: 3com/USR 56k Performance Pro monitor: sony cpd-g520 mouse(usb): microsoft intellimouse explorer usb gamepad(usb): sidewinder freestyle pro us kbd(ps2): acer egornomic please help! it just wont go past this. and i have no idea what to do. i thought this new 4.5 edition had a gui installational.grr. [-- Attachment #2 --] <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>hi, during install my system apparently hangs forever.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>i've only waited 30 mins, which is damn long enough for a athlon xp 1633mhz, ddr 300 system.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>on installation: "Probing devices, please wait (this may take a while)..."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the first stage of install after kernel configuration.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And i cant get past that.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>motherboard: EPOX 8K7A+</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>cpu: athlon xp 1.63ghz</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>ram: corsair xms2400 256mb x2</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>scsi_controller: adaptec 29160N</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>hard_disk(scsi): seagate cheetah X15, 15000rpm (ST318451LW)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>hard_disk(ide): maxtor 91531U3</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>cd_rom(ide): plextor PX-W1610A</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>dvd_rom(ide): pioneer DVD-106</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>graphics(agp): nvidia geforce 3</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>sound: sb live! platinum 5.1</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>modem: 3com/USR 56k Performance Pro</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>monitor: sony cpd-g520</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>mouse(usb): microsoft intellimouse explorer usb</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>gamepad(usb): sidewinder freestyle pro us</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>kbd(ps2): acer egornomic</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>please help! it just wont go past this. and i have no idea what to do. i thought this new 4.5 edition had a gui installational.grr.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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