Subject: Re: NetBSD 1.6.2 i386 boot installation hangs before getting to main install screen
To: Sheree A Hemphill <sah18@sbcglobal.net>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 09/19/2004 20:59:14
On Sun, Sep 19, 2004 at 01:58:25PM -0400, Sheree A Hemphill wrote:
> I've tried booting from both a bootable cd and also from the 
> boot1.fs/boot2.fs floppies and I'm getting the same results:   The 
> installation hangs before making it to the main Install System screen.  
> The last couple of lines before it freezes are:
> isapnp0: no ISA Plug 'n Play devices found
> biomask ffed netmask ffed ttymask ffef
> <stops here>
> 
> I've detached all usb devices, but I really don't want to have to remove 
> any pci cards, as I am using everything installed in Windows XP, which 
> is also running on this machine.
> 
> Does anyone have any suggestions for what I should try next?
> Thanks for your help.

Can you enter ddb at this point ?
ctrl-alt-esc
if you can, type 'tr' and post result here.

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
     NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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