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Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 23:17:27 +0400
From: Dmitry Mityugov <dmitry.mityugov@gmail.com>
To: Scott Neville <Scott@worldsofwar.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: waiting 15 seconds for scsi devices to settle
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On 6/27/05, Scott Neville <Scott@worldsofwar.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi there
> I have been trying to install FreeBSD 5.4 on a compaq proliant server mod=
el 1850R, The server is correctly configured and will run all the operating=
 systems I have tried with the exception of FreeBSD.  I have used the flopp=
ies to install the system in the hope of using FTP.  The installer asks for=
 all the disks as usual and gets to load the kernal but gets to the "waitin=
g 15 for SCSI devices to settle" and stays there forever.  I have tried lau=
nching the installer with option 6 and used set vm.old_contigmalloc=3D1 but=
 this did nothing.  I tried the installation with FreeBSD 5.3 and the same =
thing happened.  Hope you can help me sort this out as I have a simmilar co=
mpaq server which has it installed and works fine.  Many thanks for your ti=
me.

Try to load the installer with ACPI disabled.

--=20
Dmitry

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