DesktopBSD actually doesn't use BSDInstaller. So that's most likely going to change the equation.
On 8/11/05, Chris Buechler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 8/11/05, Kerry Schrantz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > David, You are definately on to something with the IDE channels. I > > have PFsense running just fine on my production box (Compaq) but I > > have been having a heck of a time getting it installed on a particular > > test machine (white box). I then started playing with FreeBSD, PC-BSD > > and DesktopBSD and none of them would install on my machine so I > > figured it was my box and left it alone for a while. Now that you > > mentioned it the CD is on the secondary IDE channel and the HD is on > > the primary channel. I'm gonna play tonight and see. I'll keep the > > list updated. Many people I know that build PC's always set the HD's > > on the primary channel and the CD' on the secondary. might be a common > > thing > > > > All the boxes I've tried have the HD in primary and CD on secondary > and I haven't had issues. Most PC's are setup that way, so I think > we'd be seeing a LOT more issues if that was always the case. > Especially with FreeBSD, given the number of installs out there. I've > installed dozens of different FreeBSD systems with HD on primary and > CD on secondary with no issues. > > If you see the same issues with DesktopBSD, FreeSBIE, DragonFly, and > pfsense, that's understandable as they all use the BSD Installer. > When you throw FreeBSD into the mix, it starts to make a lot less > sense. > > Those using Dell systems, do you have the latest BIOS on them? On > older Dell systems I've had some weird problems with FreeBSD due to > BIOS bugs. An upgrade to the latest BIOS resolved them. there's > obviously still something else going on here, but that's a good thing > to do in the mean time. ;) > > -cmb > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
