FreeBSD installation hanging

2002-07-15 Thread Marc Freeman
Hi freebsd-questions:-)i am trying to install freeBSD 4.6 for the first time. after completing the installation and rebooting the computerthe following message appears and the computer hangs.F1 FreeBSDDefault: F1-hitting F1 or enter does not start the loading process.what could be the

FreeBSD installation problem

2002-07-14 Thread Marc Freeman
Hi i am tryingto installed freeBSD 4.6. but on booting i keep on getting the message F1 FreeBSD Default: F1 - i have readthe FAQ'swhich say to put a small dos partition atthe beginning ofthe drive but thishas not worked. only giving a - (dash) at startup. any suggestions wouldbe most

hanging after installation

2002-07-14 Thread Marc Freeman
sorry if did not previously explain myself properly, my problem is as follows: after completing the installation and rebooting the computerthe following message appears and the computer hangs.F1 FreeBSDDefault: F1-hitting F1 or enter does not start the loading process.what could be the