From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 28 17:34:47 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9FF116A401 for ; Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:34:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from andrewgould@yahoo.com) Received: from web35310.mail.mud.yahoo.com (web35310.mail.mud.yahoo.com [66.163.179.104]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 7A5D413C481 for ; Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:34:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from andrewgould@yahoo.com) Received: (qmail 99310 invoked by uid 60001); 28 Jan 2007 17:34:44 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=epZKT67umwcB8ik6kdBMy67bRq5yrxRIxSxud9zNGJY0VfYunB2dakf2Q6dJV7SdSDpjkfTP+x+0gBDQvIeJMg4SUvOICnT2619F1L9g654JGEEQ9/zCXyljC1bOK2ORbU2T5J6IMVkiYaXQNVHIw2/YDAMBnF7Uko3ISUKYFe4=; X-YMail-OSG: o0Po3AIVM1nYwja8FY8dtMVoxjkG0iL5jQDa6.I60iRe.sJ4H8PJk.m.p2Xh3JEMiQ-- Received: from [204.115.94.51] by web35310.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sun, 28 Jan 2007 09:34:44 PST X-Mailer: YahooMailRC/368.3 YahooMailWebService/0.6.132.7 Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 09:34:44 -0800 (PST) From: Andrew Gould To: FreeBSD Questions Mailing List MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-ID: <302296.98868.qm@web35310.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Subject: FreeBSD 6.2 install CD causes immediate reboot X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:34:47 -0000 I was given a Dell Dimension m200a yesterday by someone =0Awho recently upg= raded. I think it was created around 1997.=0A=0ACPU: Pentium=0ARAM: 48MB= =0A=0Aodd: This PC runs Win95; but has 2 usb ports. Didn't =0AWin98 preda= te usb ports?=0A=0AWhen I try to boot up with the FreeBSD 6.2 installation = CD, =0Athe system tries to boot from the CD; but then reboots before =0Aany= thing messages from the CD appear on the monitor.=0A=0AIs there something I= can try, or should I just give up?=0AI have a hard time throwing functiona= l hardware in the trash.=0AMaybe I'm struggling too much with my own mortal= ity; but =0Athat's a different discussion. ;-)=0A=0AAndrew=0A=0A=0A=0A