Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 20:11:08 -0500 (EST) From: interrupt request <irq@stepahead.net> To: Mark Knipfer <adam@choice.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD v2.1.7 Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.95.970330201103.14990A-100000@stepahead.net> In-Reply-To: <33410b18.537624@mail.choice.net>
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well remove everything and try again =================================================== 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 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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