Date: Sun, 22 Aug 1999 23:15:28 -0700 From: "Jeff Yeo" <j.yeo@attcanada.net> To: "freebsd-questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Install of 3.2-RELEASE freezes when copying bin chunks Message-ID: <002901beed2f$18902be0$3336c28e@upstairs.gvsa1.bc.wave.home.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] I am trying to install FreeBSD 3.2-RELEASE on the following: 486SX, AMI BIOS 8MB RAM Quantum Fireball 1280A hard drive (1.2GB) The BIOS is pre-enhanced IDE, and I am installing from a 250MB DOS partition. The HDD has no disk manager, as I understood from the Handbook/FAQ that it was not needed. The system come up on the boot floppies fine, but when the install starts reading chunks from the bin distribution it will eventually freeze. I have waited 20 minutes or more, to no avail. The number of chunks varies a bit: it has been as few as 4 and as many as 29. I have been running FreeBSD 2.2.8 on the system with no problems. I wanted more disk space, which is why I am now installing on the 1.2GB drive. The only change to the hardware on this box is that I have removed two (much) smaller drives and installed this one. Otherwise, hardware is the same. Can anyone help me out? Thanks. Jeff Yeo [-- Attachment #2 --] <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content='"MSHTML 4.72.3612.1706"' name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I am trying to install FreeBSD 3.2-RELEASE on the following:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2> 486SX, AMI BIOS</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2> 8MB RAM</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2> Quantum Fireball 1280A hard drive (1.2GB)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>The BIOS is pre-enhanced IDE, and I am installing from a </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>250MB DOS partition. The HDD has no disk manager, as </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT><FONT size=2>I understood from the Handbook/FAQ that it was not needed.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>The system come up on the boot floppies fine, but when the</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>install starts reading chunks from the bin distribution it will</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>eventually freeze. I have waited 20 minutes or more, to no avail.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT><FONT size=2>The number of chunks varies a bit: it has been as few as 4 and</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>as many as 29.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I have been running FreeBSD 2.2.8 on the system with no </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>problems. I wanted more disk space, which is why I am now</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>installing on the 1.2GB drive. The only change to the hardware</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>on this box is that I have removed two (much) smaller drives and </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>installed this one. Otherwise, hardware is the same.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Can anyone help me out?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Jeff Yeo</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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