Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 15:31:48 -0700 (PDT) From: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu> To: qjak9435 <qjak9435@netcom.ca> Cc: Questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD installation failure Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970701152637.3105A-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu> In-Reply-To: <199707011959.PAA13237@tor-srs2.netcom.ca>
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On Tue, 1 Jul 1997, qjak9435 wrote: > I'm writing you today because for about a week now I've been trying to > install FreeBSD on my system. I am installing it from a recent cd-rom > media edition 2.2.2 release. > > Ok, lets start off with the problem. When I boot from my cd-rom to enter > the installation stage everything starts out fine. It boots up the kernel > successfully and brings me to the next step which is the kernel > configuration table. From there, I have 3 choices. I always choose the > visual mode for kernel entry modifications. Next, I arrive at another > screen that is my userconfig table and here's the problem. At the top of > the screen it tells me that I have 23 device conflicts. Now, it seems, my > only choice is to reconfigure every device to avoid conflicts. > > So, what I decided to do next is disable any drivers in the active range > of the list that aren't present in my system. Right. > Then, alter the drivers > parameters in the editor table. As a general statement, the parameters in the table have to match the hardware. Thus, a first step is really to find out about your hardware-- from Microsoft's msd, from the hardware manuals, or whatever. For example, I have a SCSI controller card at a "330" location. I cannot arbitrarily put this somewhere else using the editor table, or FreeBSD won't be able to find it. > After, I pressed the q key to save the > parameters and exit. Then, I was presented with a type of menu describing > the type of installation I wanted. I chose the novice installation as > recommended. Now, I have a dialog box telling me that the operating > system was installed with errors and that I should go trough the debugging > process of VTY1. I don't have a clue of what VTY1 debugging means. Try pressing Alt F2--another screen where there should be some messages. Alt F1 to return to the prior screen (I think). > > I also need to mention that at some point during the installation I > encountered two panic incidents that forced my system to shutdown. The > two panic strings that were caught: signal 10 and 11. > > Ok, my questions are as follows: > > 1) How do I use the VTY1 debugging mode? > 2) Is there some way to avoid having to reconfigure every device on my > system? You only have to do this once, if you do it right. Annelise > 3) What do these panics represent? > > I hope I gave you all the details needed to help me resolve the problems. > If you need more details or info please feel free to email. > > Thank you for your time and understanding. > >
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