Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2002 11:06:09 -0400 From: ScaryG <freymann@scaryg.shacknet.nu> To: derwin@theinter.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Installing FreeBSD Message-ID: <20020427110609.6396e953.freymann@scaryg.shacknet.nu> In-Reply-To: <200204271414.g3REEwx270736@ns3.geneseo.net> References: <200204271414.g3REEwx270736@ns3.geneseo.net>
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On Sat, Apr 27, 2002 derwin@theinter.com wrote: > When I try and install FreeBSD on an older > machine I get through everything until it starts > to copy files. It will freeze at 4, 7, 9 or 10% > every time. Probably hardware or memory issues, however... did you know that during the installation there are two other "shells" you can tinker with? Alt-F2 should show you what's being installed, where. Looking at this screen may help you find out why it's stopping. There's also a "shell" on Alt-F4 but at the beginning it doesn't do much until more of the files have been installed. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Scary Gerry -- Senior Systems Manager freymann@scaryg.shacknet.nu -For web-hosting, DNS Services or PHP & MySql programming see www.interpool.ca -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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