Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:56:39 -0700 (PDT) From: ton80 <meller1@nc.rr.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation Hangs Message-ID: <19958656.post@talk.nabble.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0810130954400.88594@wonkity.com> References: <19944068.post@talk.nabble.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0810130954400.88594@wonkity.com>
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Warren Block wrote: > > On Sun, 12 Oct 2008, ton80 wrote: > >> I am trying to install FreeBSD. >> During the install (actually at the beginning of the process) the system >> hangs indefinitely. >> When it gets to the select country screen...it is frozen. >> During the boot process, as it is reading all the hardware, it finds the >> USB >> controller OK then later it states there was an IO error and that the USB >> controller is halted. I have a USB Keyboard and mouse...so I would say >> the >> problem is here. >> Is there any workaround I can use to get things going? > > Set "USB Legacy Support" to disabled in the BIOS. If that isn't > available, it might work to boot with the keyboard detached. Connect it > after the BIOS boot, at the FreeBSD bootloader prompt or maybe at the > country select screen. > > -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA > _______________________________________________ > 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" > > I checked the bios....no where does it address USB Legacy Support....only options are to turn on or off support for the USB controller. My system is a Dell E310 (a few years old). Motherboard is an Intel....not sure of the model. I am currently running Linux (CentOS) with no problems. I have ran many other Linux distros with no problems. I am going to attempt to try to boot up and plug in keyboard after initialization...without mouse. see ya on the other side. ton80 -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Installation-Hangs-tp19944068p19958656.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
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