Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 10:47:37 +0100 From: HERBELOT Thierry <Thierry.Herbelot@alcatel.fr> To: "Bond, Jeffery" <Jeff.Bond@nectech.co.uk> Cc: "'FreeBSD questions'" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, "'rephend@hoosierlink.net'" <rephend@hoosierlink.net> Subject: Re: Installation problems Message-ID: <369B1A39.B15C0365@telspace.alcatel.fr> References: <084DD226F592D211988800A024AC583B02B7CC@exchange.nectech.co.uk>
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"Bond, Jeffery" wrote: > > >Hello, > > > >I have a few problems trying to install freebsd on my computer, the > >program freezes when it probes my system. I have tried installing from > >cd-rom and from a floppy boot disk, still having the same problem. I > >realize that it says it may take awhile, but 7 hours is more than > >awhile. Is there anything in my system that might cause it to freeze or > >something I done wrong during the first few steps? This is the first > >time that I have tried to install anything unix based, please help. > > > >Thanks, > > > >Bryon Phend > > Hi Bryon, > > Did you run the kernel configuration program when the boot floppy boots? > (Choose 'visual' mode at the menu, it's easier). You'll definately need to > disable all the devices that you don't actually have, and maybe tweak the > parameters for devices you do have. (eg. Network card IO address). How far > down the probing does your system get? Does it identify the hard disks? > > Jeff > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message Hello, Just to be sure : which version of FreeBSD do you plan to install ? what type is your CDROM ? (There were some problems with 2.2.6-R and ATAPI CDROMs) TfH To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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