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Date:      Mon, 11 Oct 2004 11:55:57 -0700
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To:        Mike Jakubik <mikej@rogers.com>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 5.3-BETA7 ISO wont load after install (stuck after bootloader)
Message-ID:  <20041011185557.GA6942@xor.obsecurity.org>
In-Reply-To: <1050.192.168.0.188.1097518259.squirrel@192.168.0.188>
References:  <1050.192.168.0.188.1097518259.squirrel@192.168.0.188>

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On Mon, Oct 11, 2004 at 02:10:59PM -0400, Mike Jakubik wrote:
> I just installed 5.7-BETA7 using 5.3-BETA7-i386-disc1.iso on my dual boot
> machine (Currently running WinXP). The installation went fine (i did it
> twice to make sure i didnt screw up), everything was detected fine. After
> the installation was complete, i reboot and i get the FreeBSD boot loader,
> i hit F2 (the partition where fbsd is) and it just prints a carridge
> return and it sits at "-", it does not spin and proceed as usual. This
> particular machine is not new to FreeBSD, it has ran many version before
> just fine. The only thing that is different is that i am now using the
> promise supertrak sx6000 (pst) ide raid controller, which works fine under
> windows in raid 0 mode.

Check the MD5 on the iso image.  Corrupt images will often cause this
kind of problem.

Kris

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