system hangs on; "Probing devices, please wait (this can take a while)... "

[Rich]

Ok I booted on the 8.0 live CD and pressed Alt-F2 when it gets hung. In verbose 
mode it says this:

DEBUG: ioctl(3, TIOCCONC, NULL) = 0 (success)
DEBUG: MADT: Found CPUAPIC ID 1 enabled
DEBUG: MADT: Found CPUAPIC ID 2 enabled
DEBUG: MADT: Found CPUAPIC ID 3 enabled
DEBUG: MADT: Found CPUAPIC ID 4 enabled
DEBUG: Notify: Probing devices, please wait (this can take a while)...
DEBUG: Found a network device named re0
DEBUG: Found a network device named re1
DEBUG: Found a network device named fwe0
DEBUG: Found a network device named fwip0
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/cd0
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/cd0 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/cd1
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/cd1 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/cd2
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/cd2 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/cd3
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/cd3 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/mcd0
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/mcd0 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/mcd1
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/mcd1 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/mcd2
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/mcd2 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/mcd3
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/mcd3 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/scd0
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/scd0 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/scd1
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/scd1 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/scd2
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/scd2 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/scd3
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/scd3 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/acd0
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/acd0 succeeded on first try.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/acd1
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/acd1 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/acd2
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/acd2 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/acd3
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/acd3 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/fd0
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/fd0 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/fd1
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/fd1 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/fd2
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/fd2 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/fd3
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/fd3 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/scd0
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/scd0 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/cuad0
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/cuacd0 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/cuad1
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/cuacd1 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/cuad2
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/cuacd2 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/cuad3
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/cuacd3 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/cuad4
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/cuacd4 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/cuad5
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/cuacd5 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/cuad6
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/cuacd6 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/cuad7
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/cuacd7 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/cuad8
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/cuacd8 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/cuad9
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/cuacd9 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/cuad10
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/cuacd10 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/cuad11
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/cuacd11 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/cuad12
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/cuacd12 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/cuad13
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/cuacd13 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/cuad14
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/cuacd14 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/cuad15
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/cuacd15 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/da0
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/da0 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/da1
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/da1 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/da2
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/da2 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/da3
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/da3 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/da4
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/da4 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/da5
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/da5 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/da6
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/da6 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/da7
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/da7 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/da8
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/da8 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/da9
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/da9 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/da10
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/da10 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/da11
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/da11 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/da12
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/da12 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/da13
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/da13 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/da14
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/da14 failed.
DEBUG: deviceTry: attempting to open /dev/da15
DEBUG: deviceTry: open of /dev/da15 failed.



Remember, this boots up perfectly fine with Windows 7 CD, Linux CD, FreeBSD 4.6 
live CD and my Norton Ghost CD which can see all the partitions. Only FreeBSD 
7.2, 8.0 and 9.0 CDs hang and maybe older ones too that I haven't tried but not 
4.6.





________________________________
From: Bruce Cran <bruce at cran.org.uk>
To: Rich <rl001 at pacbell.net>
Cc: Polytropon <freebsd at edvax.de>; freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
Sent: Mon, July 19, 2010 10:46:58 PM
Subject: Re: system hangs on; "Probing devices, please wait (this can take a 
while)... "

On Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:53:30 -0700 (PDT)
Rich <rl001 at pacbell.net> wrote:

> I tried this but pressing F2 doesn't do anything.

Sorry - I meant Alt-F2 to switch VTYs.

-- 
Bruce Cran
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