Re: 4.9 stable release installation probs on x86
[EMAIL PROTECTED] disturbed my sleep to write: I went into the BIOS and looked for the options you said to turn off but I couldn't find them. Are they in the device config section for discs? It depends on the BIOS, but yes, they're usually in the config section for disks. It's worth digging around, though, because there's nothing that says these options have to be on one particular page. Look for DMA, Ultra-DMA or PIO, and try different settings to see if one works. Don't forget to CC: your response back to freebsd-questions, so that other folks on the list can see what's going on (and possibly correct my mistakes :-). Hugh -- Saint Aardvark the Carpeted [EMAIL PROTECTED] Because the plural of Anecdote is Myth. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: 4.9 stable release installation probs on x86
I reinstalled with the standard MBR and I have the same thing, although there is no boot manager after the install. The machine still cycles between the BIOS, nothing on the screen, and then back to the BIOS, over and over. I have gone into the BIOS and ensured that it is booting from the hard disk. I have even hit F12 (instead of F1 to go into the BIOS) and selected the hard disc as the boot source to be sure it is booting from there. Here are the exact steps I followed for the install of the mini.iso disc. 1) skipped kernel config (no conflicts) 2) selected standard install 3) selected to use all of the disc for FreeBSD 4) installed standard MBR 5) selected auto partition of the UNIX file system 6) selected average user, binaries and docs only for install 7) selected no to FreeBSD ports collection 8) post install (after it said installation was a success) I said no to all, but set my root password. Then I rebooted and it cycles between the BIOS over and over. Hugh suggested toggling DMA, Ultra-DMA or PIO settings for the discs in the BIOS, but I can't find those anywhere in the device settings. I think I said before that it was a Pentium III, but I double checked and it's actually a Pentium IV, 1.6 GHz, 512 meg of ram, 40 gig hard drive. Thanks, Adam Wilson -Original Message- From: JJB [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 9:36 AM To: Wilson, Adam D. Subject: RE: 4.9 stable release installation probs on x86 Your hard drive now has the booter installed in the MBR on your hard drive for your previous install tries. Install again and when you are asked if you want to install the FBSD boot manager. Use the down arrow key to highlight the 'Install the standard MBR (no FBSD boot manager)' line and then press enter to continue. This will write out an standard MBR (IE: Master Boot Record) to you hard drive. The mini downloadable .iso file does not contain any ports/packages so always say no to prompt about installing porst/packages during the install process. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: 4.9 stable release installation probs on x86
Check your Bios Virus Warning=, set this option to disable. It's a firmware check of the hard drive boot sector looking for MS/Windows boot virus. plug-n-play=, set this option to disable. FBSD is not sensitive to Microsoft plug-n-play standard. Disable or set to auto any Bio's option to assign irq numbers to PCI expansion slots. Disable any ISA expansion slots. Operating system type=, set to 'other' or any Unix type of operating system, don't set to MS/Windows. Disable all power management options. boot sequence=, set this option to (CDROM,C) Since you are installing FBSD from CDROM you must tell the PC what I/O device to look at to boot from. Follow the Bio's menu instructions to save your changes and exit. PC will reboot it self. If problem is still happening, open PC case and verify Hard drive ribbon is plugged into motherboard primary IDE controller. If problem is still happening, did you run md5 hash on downloaded mini file to verify it was good? If not then download mini.iso file and the CHECKSUM.MD5 file. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 12:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: 4.9 stable release installation probs on x86 I reinstalled with the standard MBR and I have the same thing, although there is no boot manager after the install. The machine still cycles between the BIOS, nothing on the screen, and then back to the BIOS, over and over. I have gone into the BIOS and ensured that it is booting from the hard disk. I have even hit F12 (instead of F1 to go into the BIOS) and selected the hard disc as the boot source to be sure it is booting from there. Here are the exact steps I followed for the install of the mini.iso disc. 1) skipped kernel config (no conflicts) 2) selected standard install 3) selected to use all of the disc for FreeBSD 4) installed standard MBR 5) selected auto partition of the UNIX file system 6) selected average user, binaries and docs only for install 7) selected no to FreeBSD ports collection 8) post install (after it said installation was a success) I said no to all, but set my root password. Then I rebooted and it cycles between the BIOS over and over. Hugh suggested toggling DMA, Ultra-DMA or PIO settings for the discs in the BIOS, but I can't find those anywhere in the device settings. I think I said before that it was a Pentium III, but I double checked and it's actually a Pentium IV, 1.6 GHz, 512 meg of ram, 40 gig hard drive. Thanks, Adam Wilson -Original Message- From: JJB [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 9:36 AM To: Wilson, Adam D. Subject: RE: 4.9 stable release installation probs on x86 Your hard drive now has the booter installed in the MBR on your hard drive for your previous install tries. Install again and when you are asked if you want to install the FBSD boot manager. Use the down arrow key to highlight the 'Install the standard MBR (no FBSD boot manager)' line and then press enter to continue. This will write out an standard MBR (IE: Master Boot Record) to you hard drive. The mini downloadable .iso file does not contain any ports/packages so always say no to prompt about installing porst/packages during the install process. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 4.9 stable release installation probs on x86
[EMAIL PROTECTED] disturbed my sleep to write: When I boot after the installation the boot loader gives an option (F1) to load FreeBSD but when I hit enter, F1, or just let it time out and make the selection, it does nothing except turn off the monitor and reboot the system back into the BIOS, over, and over, and over again. I had a problem like this a while back with a particular machine; eventually I tried turning off various settings in BIOS with the disk (DMA, PIO, etc) and it worked. HTH, Hugh -- Saint Aardvark the Carpeted [EMAIL PROTECTED] Because the plural of Anecdote is Myth. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
