Date: Sun, 25 May 1997 12:08:28 +0200 (MET DST) From: Wolfgang Helbig <helbig@MX.BA-Stuttgart.De> To: nadav@barcode.co.il (Nadav Eiron) Cc: ewhite@ms1.nwla.com, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: install dies Message-ID: <199705251008.MAA20076@helbig.informatik.ba-stuttgart.de> In-Reply-To: <3387EA3B.1465@barcode.co.il> from Nadav Eiron at "May 25, 97 10:28:59 am"
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> Eddie White wrote: > > > > when i posted my first message, we were dog tired and so maybe i didn't > > leave enough info. > > > > trying to install fbsd 2.1.5 (i bought the cd and never used it) on a > > gateway 2000, 486dx2, western dig ide drive (520m) and 16m ram. > > > > during the install we loaded win95 just to test the hardware; all worked ok. > > > > we built the boot floppy. the box boots and we can go through all the disk > > partition stuff (novice mode, we come from at&t 3B world). when we commit > > to the install, it says its loading drivers, etc. to the hard drive. we > > then get a window talking about copying /documentation and it hangs with 1%. > > we see a burst of activity on the cd, a burst of activity on the hd, and > > that's it. > > > > we have tried different partion settings, with and without win95; the same > > result. > > > > anyone got any ideas? i rule out a hardware problem since win95 loads and > > runs fine. > > Does this machine has a CMD640 EIDE controller by any chance (I think > Win95 will tell you that, as will the probe messages printed when you > boot FreeBSD's install floppy). If this is the case, put the disk you're > installing to and the CD you're installing from on the *same* IDE > channel and disable the secondary IDE channel when you install. Later > on, built a new kernel with > options "CMD640" This option is not supported in FreeBSD 2.1.5, only in FreeBSD 2.2.x > > in it. > > Nadav > > > > > thanks, > > eddie >
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