Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 20:30:31 +1000 From: "Doug Young" <dougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au> To: "freebsd" <george@WWW.TIMANDPATRICK.COM> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Hang during install Message-ID: <000901bf4b9e$69de1020$827e03cb@ORACLE> References: <LPBBIKHCOCLNDPNNPHPFCEJNCBAA.george@vagner.com>
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Ahhhhh ..... I did have a look around for requirements but must have missed that bit :( Thanks for the advice though ----- Original Message ----- From: "freebsd" <george@WWW.TIMANDPATRICK.COM> To: "Doug Young" <dougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 10:43 AM Subject: RE: Hang during install > > i believe 3.0 and greater needs 12 meg ram minimum. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Doug Young > Sent: Saturday, December 18, 1999 5:29 PM > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Hang during install > > > I've been trying to setup a basic FreeBSD 3.2 router box for one of our > permanent > modem account users with a geriatric 486dx33 / 8Mb / 120Mb hard drive box > and > keep getting a hang immediately the system tries to copy files. I initially > tried using an > IDE CD-ROM (set as secondary master) but when it did the hanging bit I then > tried > a floppy install ...... exactly the same thing. Now the specs of the 486 > thing aren't > exactly exciting, but I would have thought it would at least let me do an > install. There's > nothing outlandish in the way of stuff in it ..... all ISA / 1Mb Diamond > videocard / 8x1 > Mb 30pin RAM / 120Mb IDE / tried various network cards including 3c-509, > SMC 8216 / Intel 8 / 16 .... doesn't seem to make any difference > > Any suggestions ?? > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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