Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 10:33:42 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: yliao@pacbell.net, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Question about installing FreeBSD 2.2.6 Message-ID: <19981227103342.Z12346@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <36857384.D2140D9E@postoffice.pacbell.net>; from yliao@pacbell.net on Sat, Dec 26, 1998 at 03:38:44PM -0800 References: <368090D8.BC3E02FD@postoffice.pacbell.net> <19981223193119.G12346@freebie.lemis.com> <36857384.D2140D9E@postoffice.pacbell.net>
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On Saturday, 26 December 1998 at 15:38:44 -0800, yliao@pacbell.net wrote: > Greg Lehey wrote: >> On Tuesday, 22 December 1998 at 22:42:32 -0800, yliao@pacbell.net wrote: >>> Dear Sir: >>> >>> I have a Dell Dimension XPS P100. It contains following components: >>> Logitec System Mouse, 4X CD-ROM (IDE), US Robotics V.34 Sportster >>> Data/Fax Modem (28.8), Creative Labs AWE32 Wavetable Soundcard, #9 Tri >>> Graphics Accelerator PCI (2MB DRAM), 1 GB EIDE hard drive, 6.4 GB EIDE >>> hard drive. >>> >>> When I tried to install FreeBSD 2.2.6 to my computer, I failed. The >>> procedure I used is: >>> a. Boot from CD-ROM. >>> b. In the Kernel Configuration Menu, select Start kernel configuration >>> in Visual Mode. >>> c. Delete those devices my computer does not have ( but I do not know >>> how I can add the information about Soundcard). >>> d. Save changes and continue. >> >> You don't really need to do this under normal circumstances. You can >> shoot yourself in the foot by removing things you don't know you need. >> >>> After probing floppy, serial ports and hard drive etc. successfully, the >>> system was locked up. Only the message "Probing devices, please wait ... >>> " was displayed on the screen with blue background and never exited from >>> such a state. >>> >>> Could somebody show me what is wrong with my installation and what I >>> should do to solve installation problem. Thank you very much for your >>> help. >> >> I'd guess that you have a hole in your foot. Try again without >> modifying the configuration. If it still hangs up at this point, >> press Alt-F2, which should display the ``behind the scenes'' >> information. The last few lines should be interesting. At this >> point, you could also try removing your modem and sound board and see >> if it continues like that (don't worry, you'll be able to replace >> them, but it helps us to figure out what's going on). Did you try this? You don't say whether you modified the configuration or not. >>> P.S.: following is the detailed information about my computer: >>> >>> Function: Serial Port >>> not disabled, not locked, no config error >>> I/O port: (3E8h-3EFh) >>> Interrupt: 4(sh) >> >> You'll have to find a different interrupt for your second serial >> port. You can't share interrupts on serial ports. Not currently your problem. >>> === Current Configuration of unknown ISA card (ID: DEL0183) === >>> # of functions = 3 >>> slot # = 1 >>> >>> Function #1 >>> not disabled, not locked, no config error >>> I/O port: (220h-233h) (300h-301h) (388h-38Bh) >>> DMA: 1 5 >>> Interrupt: 5 >>> >>> Function #2 >>> not disabled, not locked, no config error >>> I/O port: (200h-207h) >>> >>> Function #3 >>> not disabled, not locked, no config error >> >> Is this the sound board? You didn't answer this question. > When my computer hangs up during installation, following message is displayed > after pressing Alt-F2: > > "DEBUG: ioctl (3, TIOCCONS, NULL) = 0 (Success) > DEBUG: Found a network device named lp0 > atapi1.0: invalid command phase, ireason=0xd8, > status=d8<busy,ready,opdone,drq>, > error=d8<mchg>" > > Even if I removed the modem and sound board from my computer, the > computer still hangs at the same point and the same message is > displayed. The last two lines indicate a problem with your CD-ROM. What kind is it? You'll probably be a lot better off with 2.2.8; we've been chasing compatibility problems with IDE (ATAPI) CD-ROMs for a long time, and it's quite possible that it's been fixed since. You can also check that the CD-ROM is in the primary slave position, which used to make a difference in older versions of FreeBSD. Greg -- See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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