Installation Issue

[Jake Stride]

I am trying to install freebsd on an ultra 10 but have run into a few 
problems:

1. Can't use the keyboard to do an install, so have sent it to the 
serial port, however just as the install trys to bring up the first menu 
it hangs
2. Can't see the whole of the harddrive - only sees the first 9 or so GB 
out of 40GB

Any pointers gratefully received!

Thanks

Jake