Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 22:34:54 -0500 From: "default013" <default013@hotmail.com> To: "FreeBSD-Questions" <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.org>, "Chris" <racerx@makeworld.com> Subject: Re: install issues Message-ID: <BAY2-DAV302xljUvJsq000062d8@hotmail.com> References: <BAY2-DAV22dyDd3OJXs00009cba@hotmail.com> <200309252229.16832.racerx@makeworld.com>
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Chris, Thank you, but yes I've done that. I actually went and bought the best CD-R's I could find at my local store. They are silver coated and work just fine ... but that isn't the problem ... I've even used a storebought FreeBSD CD Rom and have the same issue ... Jordan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris" <racerx@makeworld.com> To: "default013" <default013@hotmail.com>; "FreeBSD-Questions" <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.org> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 10:29 PM Subject: Re: install issues > On Thursday 25 September 2003 10:24 pm, default013 wrote: > > Hello, > > Perhaps it's the media itself? Look into a nice siver coated CD-R instead of > the nifty multi colored ones etc. > > Seems to me, that would be the easiest and least expensive way to determine a > problem. > > > > > I've installed FreeBSD enough times, but have never had anything like this > > happen before. I searched the mailing list archives and couldn't find > > anything of use there either ... I was wondering if anyone has had any > > similar issues ... > > > > I've tested this with a storebought 4.2 version disk, and burned ISOs of > > 4.1, 4.3, and 4.8. Each time I attempt the install I run into the same > > problem: > > > > System boots up, begins reading the CD ROM and takes me to the kernel > > configuration screen. I can select either of the options, but when it goes > > to the sysinstall screen I get a brief flash of sysinstall and 1 of 2 > > things happen: most of the time the system reboots itself displaying no > > error messages or 2 rarely the system will stay at sysinstall, and after > > flashing the screen for a second displays a distorted image of sysinstall > > under which all I can see is basically a grey background with blue bars on > > it. I can move the selection around, but if I select something the system > > reboots. > > > > The system is running on a p3 733 mhz processor with 384M SDRAM on a 133 > > Bus. Motherboard is a Intel D815EGEW that is brand new. Has 2 IBM 80G hard > > drives and a Netgear network card ... that's about it ... > > > > I've tried using a different (beside the built-in) video card and had the > > same problem. I tried disabling one of the hard disks and had the same > > problem, and also tried disabling the CD ROM device (it is very old) just > > in case ... but run into the same problem every time. The same thing > > happens even when using boot diskettes. > > > > Anyone have any idea why this would happen? I've tried everything I can > > think of and am stumped! Could it be the motherboard? Its an Intel ... > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jordan > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > -- > > Best regards, > Chris > ______________________________________________________________________ > > PGP Fingerprint = D976 2575 D0B4 E4B0 45CC AA09 0F93 FF80 C01B C363 > > PGP Mail encouraged / preferred - keys available on common key servers > ______________________________________________________________________ > 01010010011000010110001101100101011100100101100000000000 > > >
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