System hang when installing 5.1
Thor Anderson
thor_anderson at hotmail.com
Sat Nov 29 11:07:53 PST 2003
I have flashed BIOS to latest version - no change.
A Google search located another person with the same computer and problem as
I. His lockup was while installing RedHat Linux. I post a reply below:
---> The OS should either be built with USB keyboard support so
---> that when the USB host controller driver disables legacy
---> emulation you still have a working keyboard, or the OS
---> should be built with _NO_ USB support, so that the BIOS
---> will continue providing legacy emulation support for your
---> keyboard & mouse.
Does this make sense? If so, how can I get an updated ISO image to begin my
installation? I do not have any working FreeBSD systems, so can not build
the kernel myself.
Thanks for the help!
Thor
>From: "Aaron Myles Landwehr" <aaron at snaphat.com>
>Reply-To: aaron at snaphat.com
>To: thundergod at bigfoot.com
>CC: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
>Subject: Re: System hang when installing 5.1
>Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 05:13:20 -0000 (GMT)
>
>When i first attempted to install freebsd via cds(4.8 annd 5.1)
>My pc would hang on boot exactly like yours(at the same point). I
>attempted to flash the bios on the pc with a newer version. After the
>update i had no problems booting 4.8 or 5.1.
> > I am attempting to install 5.1 on two identical IBM NetVista Model 6645
> > W2U
> > legacy-free computers. When booting from the distribution CD, both
> > computers appear to hang immediately after to boot loader is located:
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------
> > CD Loader 1.01
> >
> > Building the boot loader arguments
> > Looking up /BOOT/LOADER... Found
> >
> > (no further activity)
> > ---------------------------------------------------
> >
> > I am installing FreeBSD 5.1 which was purchased in the boxed "Power
>Pak".
> > Previously, I attempted to download the ISO for 4.9.1 and it hung
>without
> > any message at all. The system is able to successfully boot and begin
>the
> > installation of other operating systems (various Microsoft OS's).
> >
> > Being legacy-free, the system is a bit unusual. It has no PS/2, serial
>or
> > parallel ports. Further, it does not have a floppy drive. The only
> > drives
> > it has are CD ROM and a 7.x GB hard drive. The only connectors are (5)
> > USB,
> > (1) PCI ethernet (Intel chipset), VGA, and sound.
> >
> > When booting the FreeBSD 5.1 CD, I have only a VGA monitor and a
>Microsoft
> > USB keyboard.
> >
> > I don't know what additional information I can provide. If you need
>more
> > -
> > just ask. Thanks in advance for your help.
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