I have the similar issue. I have hot-swap disks and when I want to install from CDs (till 5.x and 6.x) I got lots of garbage hexadecimals. I found a solution for that. I just remove the disk just before the selecting the MENU item. Then after a time before installation wants to see SCSI devices I reinsert the disks. This solves my installation problem.
Good luck. Husnu Demir. On Wed, Feb 15, 2006 at 03:58:32PM -0800, J. Nyhuis wrote: > Greetings, > > I am trying to install FreeBSD 6.0 from CD. The boot loader runs > just fine to the point of the boot menu. After this point, no matter > which option I select (boot normally, Safe Mode, single User, etc.), my > screen endlessly cycles a dump of what looks like hexidecimal memory > addresses. This issue is repeatable via install floppies and even my > old FreeBSD 5.4 CDs. I let this cycle overnight last night, with no > effect, so it really is a loop of some sort. > I assumed this was a hardware compatibility issue. Yet, all > hardware is listed in the FreeBSD hardware list: > > ASUS P2B-D mainboard BIOS 1013 > BIOS is in default configuration, except that all video memory shadowing > is off. > Procs are PIII 500MHz Intel (x2) > 3ware 8006-2LP sATA card in mirrored configuration > Seagate sATA 250GB drives > 1GB RAM (4 256MB) PC133 DIMMS 168 Pin > NIC= Intel Pro 1000T > Generic CD Drive and 3.5 in floppy drive > > So, I ran checkIT (i86 hardware testing software) and all the HW came up > clean. > > At this point, I am going to start pulling components and reinstalling to > determine what might be interferring. > > If anyone has some more ideas of what to try, please feel free to bounce > me a mail. > > Thanks, > > John H. Nyhuis > Sr. Computer Specialist > Dept. of Pediatrics > HS RR349B, Box 356320 > University of Washington > Desk: (206)-685-3884 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
