Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 05:20:02 -0800 (PST) From: Hiten Pandya <hiten@pittgoth.com> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: re: docs/34524 (FAQ addition) Message-ID: <200202011320.g11DK2541722@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/34524; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Hiten Pandya <hiten@pittgoth.com> To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org Cc: Subject: re: docs/34524 (FAQ addition) Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 08:15:17 -0500 (EST) hi, I h've finally made the FAQ entry as well, just as pointed out by sheldon. Please do not hesitate to contact me, for suggestions/comments/critics. ;) regards, - Hiten - <hiten@uk.FreeBSD.org> --- book.sgml Thu Jan 31 03:18:44 2002 +++ book.sgml.new Fri Feb 1 07:50:01 2002 @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ indirectly on William Jolitz's port of U.C. Berkeley's <quote>Net/2</quote> to the i386, known as <quote>386BSD</quote>, though very little of the 386BSD - code remains. A fuller description of what FreeBSD is and + code remains. A full description of what FreeBSD is and how it can work for you may be found on the <ulink URL="../../../../index.html">FreeBSD home page</ulink>.</para> @@ -1159,6 +1159,23 @@ FreeBSD</ulink>.</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> + </answer> + </qandaentry> + + <qanaentry> + <question id="install-failure"> + <para>Why does the installation fail at startup (during the PnP + scan)?</para> + </question> + + <answer> + <para>Many Problem Reports have been filed mentioning that the + installation failed at startup, during the PnP scan. Make sure you + have applied all the latest <literal>BIOS</literal> firmware + updates, and other firmware updates for your hardware. If you are + still experiencing problems, please submit a + <ulink url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/send-pr.html">Problem Report + </ulink>, so that it can be analyzed. </answer> </qandaentry> The above patch should be applied to the FreeBSD FAQ, and it will be added into the installation section. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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