Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 08:03:30 -0600 From: "Bindemann, Alan C." <Bind@vxnt2.eglin.af.mil> To: "'Doug White'" <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>, "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: 2.2.5 sysinstall hangs on Dell XPS 300 Message-ID: <5ABD39FE806CD111B42B0000F803DE394C6842@vxnt2.eglin.af.mil>
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This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------ =_NextPart_001_01BD5D76.F3725F48 Content-Type: text/plain > -----Original Message----- > From: Doug White [SMTP:dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu] > Sent: Monday, March 30, 1998 5:44 PM > To: Bindemann, Alan (AC) > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: 2.2.5 sysinstall hangs on Dell XPS 300 > > On Mon, 30 Mar 1998, Bindemann, Alan (AC) wrote: > > > I am trying to install FreeBSD 2.2.5 on a Dell Dimension XPS 300Mhz > > Pentium II machine. The machine boots from the CD-ROM, goes through > > the list of devices, and seems to hang when sysintall starts, > leaving me > > > > with > > a blank screen and the cursor in the lower left corner. > > Try pulling the CDROM or Zip drive out, if you have one. > > > Doug White | University of Oregon > Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking > Assistant > http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major > [Bindemann, Alan C.] Thanks for the info, the machine in question has a internal IDE zip drive so I suspect it is the source of the problem. Assuming the zip drive is responsible, is this problem restricted to intstallation only, or will it have to be disconnected each time we want to run FreeBSD? If you can point me to a source of more information on this problem I would be grateful. Has it been fixed in 2.2.6? Thanks, Alan Bindemann ------ =_NextPart_001_01BD5D76.F3725F48 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <META NAME=3D"Generator" CONTENT=3D"MS Exchange Server version = 5.5.1960.3"> <TITLE>RE: 2.2.5 sysinstall hangs on Dell XPS 300</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <UL> <P><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">From: </FONT></B> <FONT = SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Doug White [SMTP:dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu]</FONT> <BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Sent: </FONT></B> <FONT = SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Monday, March 30, 1998 5:44 PM</FONT> <BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 = FACE=3D"Arial">To: </FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=3D1 = FACE=3D"Arial">Bindemann, Alan (AC)</FONT> <BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 = FACE=3D"Arial">Cc: </FONT></B> <FONT SIZE=3D1 = FACE=3D"Arial">freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG</FONT> <BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 = FACE=3D"Arial">Subject: </FONT>= </B> <FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Re: 2.2.5 sysinstall hangs on Dell = XPS 300</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">On Mon, 30 Mar 1998, Bindemann, Alan = (AC) wrote:</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">> I am trying to install FreeBSD = 2.2.5 on a Dell Dimension XPS 300Mhz</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">> Pentium II machine. The = machine boots from the CD-ROM, goes through</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">> the list of devices, and seems = to hang when sysintall starts, leaving me</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">> </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">> with</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">> a blank screen and the cursor in = the lower left corner.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Try pulling the CDROM or Zip drive = out, if you have one. </FONT> </P> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Doug = White &= nbsp; &= nbsp; | University of Oregon = </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Internet: = dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking = Assistant</FONT> <BR><U><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"><A = HREF=3D"http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite" = TARGET=3D"_blank">http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite</A></FONT></U><FO= NT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial"> | Computer Science = Major</FONT> </P> <P><B><I><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">[Bindemann, = Alan C.]</FONT></I></B><I></I> <FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 = FACE=3D"Arial"> </FONT> </P> <P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Thanks for the info, = the machine in question has a internal IDE zip </FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">drive so I suspect = it is the source of the problem.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Assuming the zip = drive is responsible, is this problem restricted to </FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">intstallation only, = or will it have to be disconnected each time we want</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">to run = FreeBSD? If you can point me to a source of more information on = </FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">this problem I = would be grateful. Has it been fixed in 2.2.6?</FONT> </P> <P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Thanks,</FONT> <BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Alan = Bindemann</FONT> </P> </UL> </BODY> </HTML> ------ =_NextPart_001_01BD5D76.F3725F48-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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