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Date:      Mon, 11 Oct 2004 16:54:03 -0600
From:      Scott Long <scottl@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Mike Jakubik <mikej@rogers.com>
Cc:        Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
Subject:   Re: 5.3-BETA7 ISO wont load after install (stuck after bootloader)
Message-ID:  <416B0F0B.20101@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <1043.192.168.0.188.1097535096.squirrel@192.168.0.188>
References:  <1050.192.168.0.188.1097518259.squirrel@192.168.0.188> <20041011185557.GA6942@xor.obsecurity.org> <1043.192.168.0.188.1097535096.squirrel@192.168.0.188>

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Mike Jakubik wrote:
> Kris Kennaway said:
> 
> 
>>On Mon, Oct 11, 2004 at 02:10:59PM -0400, Mike Jakubik wrote:
>>
>>>I just installed 5.7-BETA7 using 5.3-BETA7-i386-disc1.iso on my dual
>>>boot
>>>machine (Currently running WinXP). The installation went fine (i did it
>>>twice to make sure i didnt screw up), everything was detected fine.
>>>After
>>>the installation was complete, i reboot and i get the FreeBSD boot
>>>loader,
>>>i hit F2 (the partition where fbsd is) and it just prints a carridge
>>>return and it sits at "-", it does not spin and proceed as usual. This
>>
>>Check the MD5 on the iso image.  Corrupt images will often cause this
>>kind of problem.
>>
> 
> 
> The checksum is OK. I have burned another CD at a slower speed and using
> different software, the problem persists.
> 

I wonder if there is data corruption coming from the pst driver.  Can 
you try booting 'safe mode' when you install?  Also, how much RAM do you
have?

Scott



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