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Date: Mon, 04 May 1998 15:00:32 -0400
From: Doug Gardner <Doug.Gardner@jhuapl.edu>
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I'm trying to install freeBSD on my new 400 Mhz pII DELL computer.  The
install hangs with a solid cursor in the bottom left of the screen.
This happens after the probes complete.  I'm not able to see the last
line of the probe since the screen is blanked.  I encounter the same
problem when booting from the CDROM directly.

I don't have this problem with my 486 machine or my DELL machine at
work.
Is there any way to halt the installation process to see what's
happening at the end of the probe step?  It seems obvious that its a
hardware compatibility problem but without being able to see where the
problem happens, I'm unable to resolve it.

Thanks in advance,
Doug Gardner
douglas_gardner@jhuapl.edu


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