Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 11:02:16 -0800 (PST) From: Larry Librettez <lipshitz909@yahoo.com> To: pbdlists@pinboard.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Install of FreeBSD 4.2 hangs at plip0: <PLIP network interface> on ppbus0 Message-ID: <20010323190216.78909.qmail@web13208.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20010322215718.B58395@pinboard.com>
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Tim, I ran into this problem when installing 4.2 onto my laptop. (4.1.1 installed fine.) It turned out to be some kind of resource/irq conflict. I found that disabling the plip and some parallel port device interfaces in the pre-installation kernel configuration took care of the problem. You may have to selectively disable other devices, your mileage may vary. Hope it helps. Once 4.2 is installed, recompile your kernel and very selectively add parallel port devices (one by one if you have to) if you find you need it for printing or other tasks. --- pbdlists@pinboard.com wrote: > Tim, > > Finally I feel sane again, finding that I'm not the > only one with this > problem. I have a GigaByte dual processor BX board > as well where I just > can't install FBSD 4.2 nor 4.3. The same problem on > my Dell Inspiron > 3700. All releases before were no problem. Nor is it > a problem to > install 4.2 on an old Compaq machine. > > Unfortunately I don't unterstand the internals of > device drivers etc., > so I can't fix the problem. But I think it would be > good to know how > many people actually encounter this problem. It's > something which may > well turn many people away from FBSD. > > Kurt > > On Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 10:30:37AM +1000, Tim > McCullagh wrote: > > > I have seen in the archives that a number of > people have had similar trouble > > as I am experiencing. > > > > Each time I try and load 4.2 on a machine that > happily installs 4.1 it hangs > > at the line > > plip0: <PLIP network interface> on ppbus0 > > > > I have installed 4.2 onto the same HDD on another > machine with no worries, > > and for thre sake of it I put a clean install with > a generic kernel into the > > machine and it still hangs at the same point > > > > My configuration is a Gigabyte BX dual processor > mainboard. I have changed > > every other piece of hardware in the machine from > standard NE2000 to PCI > > realteck and intel network cards. I have changed > the RAM 3 times as well as > > the HDD's. Given that the same machine happily > installs 4.1 and that I > > have changed all the hardware except the main > board I was wondering if > > anyone had experienced the same problem and found > a solution > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of > the message __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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