FreeBSD Installation

[Abu Khaled]

On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 16:33:35 -0800, Joe Parker <kb4ih at earthlink.net> wrote:
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> 
> I have version 4.6 and 4.8 of FreeBSD and I am having trouble getting pass a certain point. This is the procedure I have followed form The FreeBSD Handbook, 3rd Edition, Volume I: User Guide Edited by Murray Stokely and Chern Lee.
> 
> I boot for the CD and start form Start kernel configuration in full-screen visual mode.
> 
> Then Press X
> 
> Then delete:
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> Advansys SCSI narrow controller
> 
> Adaptec 154 X SCSI controller
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> Adaptec 152 X SCSI and computable sound card
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> Buslogic SCSI controller
> 
> Then press Q
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> Save these parameters before exiting YES
> 
> While loading the sysinstall it freezes up when it reaches sio0: type 8250.
> 
> The book shows type 16550A

sio0 is the serial interface. If you don't need it try to disable it
"bios" to see if it's the reason for this problem.

> 
> The computer I am trying to install FreeBSD on is an AMD 700 Mhz maching with 512 K of memory. Nothing else on the hard drive. It will be a stand a lone computer once I get FreeBSD installed.
> 
> Any help you can give me will be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Best Regards,  Joe
> 
> 
> Joe Parker
> kb4ih at earthlink.net
> Why Wait? Move to EarthLink.
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Kind regards
Abu Khaled