From owner-freebsd-questions Wed May 15 10:35:43 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id KAA07448 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 15 May 1996 10:35:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu (riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu [128.223.170.164]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id KAA07415 for ; Wed, 15 May 1996 10:35:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id KAA15013; Wed, 15 May 1996 10:38:28 -0700 Message-Id: <199605151738.KAA15013@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> X-Authentication-Warning: riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu: Host localhost didn't use HELO protocol X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.4 10/10/95 To: PEKARSKE_BOB/TUC_01@bbrown.com cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, PEKARSKE_BOB/TUC_01@u2.bbrown.com Subject: Re: Help needed on install In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 14 May 1996 12:44:00 PDT." <"d03dw:w000000000*"@MHS> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 10:38:28 -0700 From: Doug White Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > (I have done one system install, but this one isn't working.) > > Symptom: trying to install from Walnut Creek CD, trying both > "install.bat" and "makeflp.bat" methods, both end the same way. Probe > seems to find both hard drives o.k. and both scsi devices (CD + Tape). > Probe goes for several screens-ful, then screen goes dark with single > block character in lower left corner of screen. System is hung. > > Config: Pentium 100 clone, 2-HDs (one with WFW 3.11, other just > installed for FreeBSD), SCSI tape and CD via Adaptec 1520. What video card? If it's a Mach64 or S3 I bet that there is a sio3 clash. Try disabling sio3 in -c and see if that makes a difference. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major