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To: Doug Gardner <Doug.Gardner@jhuapl.edu>
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I'm sending your letter to freebsd-questions where you are more likely
to get help.

Doug

Doug Gardner wrote:
> 
> 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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