On 1/25/08, Paul M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > we had a test core2due/1.8G tyan machine running 1.2rc3 which upgraded > without a hitch, however, we wanted to use it for something else, so it > got wiped. we then tried to install 1.2rc4, booted fine from cdrom, > chose option99 (no network cables being plugged in) and the screen > turned blue with a top grey bar saying "F10 to refresh" and a bar at the > bottom saying "Waiting for backed". > > waited and waited, went away to do something more interesting nothing > happened for a couple of hours. > > now, the machine had previously been set up with mirrored disks on > freebsd, so I booted a rescue disk and zeroed the whole disk to ensure > the system was clean. > > tried again and still the same problem. > > so, tried a different machine, a supermicro core2duo which had been > through the same process, as it was to be the backup firewall for the > above, same problem. > > any ideas what to look for?
Not sure but please tell us every step of the boot process you take. What assigned interfaces you selected, etc. Also it might help to include a copy of /tmp/installer.log as well. Scott --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
