Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 10:30:24 -0400 (EDT) From: Dru <genisis@istar.ca> To: <burningclown@westhost43.westhost.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: install of FreeBSD 4.3 hangs Message-ID: <20010605102940.H50215-100000@x1-6-00-50-ba-de-36-33.kico1.on.home.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0106050921440.30540-100000@westhost43.westhost.com>
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Hi Glenn, Press ALT F2 to get the screen with the error messages so you can post them to the list. Dru On Tue, 5 Jun 2001 burningclown@westhost43.westhost.com wrote: > > Hi, > > I received my 4.3 CD set a few days ago ... have been waiting to place it > 'next to' my Debian GNU/Linux installation for weeks now ... fwiw, I am > new to FreeBSD. > > Preparation (resizing partitions, etc) went flawlessly, but I have twice > had the install hang interminably when trying to install > XFree86-Server-4.0.3_1. Here is what I get: > > "Adding packages/All/XFree86-Server-4.0.3_1.tgz from acd0c" > > "Package XFree86-Server-4.0.3_1 read successfully - waiting for > pkg_add(1)" > > > ... the second time this happened I just let it sit all night in the hopes > that something was just taking a long time. No dice. > > I searched the list archives and it appears this -has- come up before (tho > with the 4.0.1 version of this package) ... the previous post-er was asked > "What shows on the F2 screen." > > SO - what I'd like to know before I slog through the whole process again, > only to arrive at a hung up screen, is: what is the F2 screen? I'm > assuming it's something that pops up when you press F2! I must have missed > reading something ... > > Also, given that this is not an unknown problem, can someone give me a > hint (a guess, I guess) as to what might be hanging up the system here? Do > I have defective CDs? > > Thanks in advance for any light shed on this. > > Best, > > Glenn Becker > > +----------------+ > http://www.burningclown.com > "Everyone's Portal to Nothing At All" > +----------------+ > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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