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Date:      Sun, 30 Mar 1997 19:54:37 -0500
From:      adam@choice.net (Mark Knipfer)
To:        interrupt request <irq@stepahead.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD v2.1.7
Message-ID:  <33410b18.537624@mail.choice.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.95.970330195909.14756A-100000@stepahead.net>
References:  <Pine.LNX.3.95.970330195909.14756A-100000@stepahead.net>

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On Sun, 30 Mar 1997 19:59:30 -0500 (EST), you wrote:

Yes, I do understand the fundamentals of troublehshooting, its my career in
Windows 95/NT problems.  Although FreeBSD Unix is greatly difference, although
basics still apply.

****

>Um...Why install with your soundcard? Do you understand the basic
>fundamentals of troubleshooting? Remove everything until it works.
>
>
>===================================================
>interrupt request <irq@stepahead.net>
>The Collective
>www.collective.org
>"We make the things that make communications free"
>
>On Sun, 30 Mar 1997, Mark Knipfer wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 30 Mar 1997 18:32:04 -0500 (EST), you wrote:
>> 
>> I removed the SCSI cards (scanner, iomega zip drive card) and the network card.
>> The only two cards are in there are the SoundBlaster 16 card and the STB
>> Powergraph 64V video card, and now the system just reboots.  FreeBSD did
>> install to a point, then it just kept rebooting each time that I tried to load
>> (install) the OS.
>> 
>> Any other ideas?  I installed from a bootable FreeBSD diskette and direct to
>> the cd-rom after booting up on a MSDOS 6.22 diskette.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> >Do it anyway
>> >
>> >
>> >===================================================
>> >interrupt request <irq@stepahead.net>
>> >The Collective
>> >www.collective.org
>> >"We make the things that make communications free"
>> >
>> >On Sun, 30 Mar 1997, Mark Knipfer wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Sun, 30 Mar 1997 18:24:07 -0500 (EST), you wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> It detected all of the devices, otherwise I would have uninstalled the system
>> >> boards (scsi).  XFree86 wouldn't run and it was installed.  I kept getting
>> >> errors when installing that there is no more room.  I'm installing FreeBSD on a
>> >> Western Digital 1.6gb Mode 4 hard drive connected to the system board (PCI
>> >> EIDE) connection.  The hard drive (hd) is detected to the OS.
>> >> 
>> >> 
>> >> 
>> >> >Try removing all of your SCSI cards and your ne2000 board and see what
>> >> >happens...could be conflicting irqs,dmas,ports
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >===================================================
>> >> >interrupt request <irq@stepahead.net>
>> >> >The Collective
>> >> >www.collective.org
>> >> >"We make the things that make communications free"
>> >> >
>> >> >On Sun, 30 Mar 1997, Mark Knipfer wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> On Sun, 30 Mar 1997 14:53:49 -0500 (EST), you wrote:
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> Here is a break down of my system (detailed):
>> >> >> 
>> >> >>     * Intel Triton II i430VX Pentium motherboard with 256k cache
>> >> >>     * Intel Pentium 133Mhz CPU
>> >> >>     * STB Powergraph 64V PCI 2mb EDO 32-/64-bit video card
>> >> >>     * Winbound NE2000 PCI 100mbit Network card (Manufacturer: Long Shire)
>> >> >>     * Sound Blaster 16 ISA card
>> >> >>     * IOMega SCSI Zip ISA card
>> >> >>     * Scanner card for an IBM ADF Color Scanner (8-bit card)
>> >> >>     * 64mb EDO ram
>> >> >>     * IOMega Ditto 3200mb (QIC-3020 / TR3) tape drive 
>> >> >>         (currently connected to the Floppy drive controller)
>> >> >>     * 1.44mb 3.5" floppy drive
>> >> >>     * Fitjutsi 12x IDE CD-ROM (which is compatible with FreeBSD)
>> >> >>     * Sony Multiscan 200sf 17" NI monitor
>> >> >>     * USR Courier X.2 56k external modem
>> >> >>     * IOMega Zip 100mb drive (SCSI)
>> >> >>     * JUSTer 300w Power Speakers with Surround sound
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> I believe this is it, which I can seem to find anything else being connected to
>> >> >> the system.  I have tried following the install.txt instructions many times and
>> >> >> tried all install options except for creating a diskette from a current Unix
>> >> >> system.
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> >Please post the specs of your computer.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >===================================================
>> >> >> >interrupt request <irq@stepahead.net>
>> >> >> >The Collective
>> >> >> >www.collective.org
>> >> >> >"We make the things that make communications free"
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >On Sun, 30 Mar 1997, Mark Knipfer wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> To Whom It Concerns:
>> >> >> >> 
>> >> >> >> I purchased FreeBSD v2.1.7 CD-ROM (2-set) a couple weeks ago and have been
>> >> >> >> trying ever since to install it on my system.  I heard from some other FreeBSD
>> >> >> >> users that my computer may be incompatible, which I have found out was untrue
>> >> >> >> and FreeBSD should work on my without problems.
>> >> >> >> 
>> >> >> >> Before and ever since that I have heard that, FreeBSD v2.1.7 has not installed
>> >> >> >> on the system.  It does load to a point and receive various errors:
>> >> >> >> 
>> >> >> >>     * missing files or permission denied while loading from the cd-rom's
>> >> >> >> 
>> >> >> >>     * missing kernel routines or distributions from the cd (filename.tgz
>> >> >> >>       files)
>> >> >> >> 
>> >> >> >>     * debugging mode not permitted to run on this version.
>> >> >> >> 
>> >> >> >>     * can not create user profile (when the install.txt file tells you need
>> >> >> >>       to create a profile for yourself)
>> >> >> >> 
>> >> >> >>     * system lock ups when loading FreeBSD v2.1.7 which errors stating that
>> >> >> >>       kernel has errors or damaged operating system.
>> >> >> >> 
>> >> >> >> and so on witht the errors.  I have spent the last 1-2 weeks trying to load
>> >> >> >> this operating system which seems not want to load on my system.
>> >> >> >> 
>> >> >> >> I remember reading on the web page that there is a 30-day money back guarantee,
>> >> >> >> hassle free.  I would like send this cd-rom set back (FreeBSD v2.1.7) and
>> >> >> >> receive my money back since it has taken up so much of my time, and getting no
>> >> >> >> where.
>> >> >> >> 
>> >> >> >> I hope that this message is not ignored like the rest of my support e-mail
>> >> >> >> messages that I have written for assistance.
>> >> >> >> 
>> >> >> >> Thanks,
>> >> >> >> Mark Knipfer
>> >> >> >> President of Adam Computer Services
>> >> >> >> mailto: adam@choice.net
>> >> >> >> 
>> >> >> 
>> >> 
>> 




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