From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 7 00:40:37 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 956AF16A4CE for ; Sun, 7 Nov 2004 00:40:37 +0000 (GMT) Received: from host220.ipowerweb.com (host220.ipowerweb.com [66.235.203.181]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 699A343D1D for ; Sun, 7 Nov 2004 00:40:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ara@avvali.com) Received: (qmail 10230 invoked from network); 7 Nov 2004 00:39:41 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO binbinilqygidj) (69.193.88.144) by host220.ipowerweb.com with SMTP; 7 Nov 2004 00:39:41 -0000 From: "Ara" To: Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 19:40:32 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.3790.181 Thread-Index: AcTEYmMoK9QRnpSeTdu9v0iS6M+4Ow== Message-Id: <20041107004037.699A343D1D@mx1.FreeBSD.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: 5.3 final and still lock on boot X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2004 00:40:37 -0000 Hello I just downloaded the final version of 5.3 and no matter of any type of boot process I choose, right after displaying sysinstall it locks up and becomes dead. Any idea what I can do to get 5.3 installed? How safe is using an older release cd like 4.10 and choose ftp install and point to 5.3 series, because I have no problem with 4.10 or 5.2 Machine is amd athlon xp and asus board with ide drive and drr ram Thank you for help