Re: Stops on install mount.

From: Kris Kennaway (kkenn_at_xor.obsecurity.org)
Date: 12/30/04 

Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 18:59:58 GMT

On 2004-12-30, Hagar <horrible@nowhere.com> wrote:
> I have been trying FBSD on an ancient IBM 133 junker (works good, if
> slow) just to see if I like it. I think I do and want to learn some more
> before I decide if I want to give it some real learning effort and
> possibly some work to do.
>
> By merging some functions, I was able to unload Linux and free up a decent
> machine to load it on. Athelon 2500, 512ram, 160hd, Shuttle AN35N MB (not
> my first choice, but it came free with the processor). In all, a pretty
> vanilla PC.
>
> On devault boot of the install disk, it stops forever with
> "Mounting root from usf:/dev/md0"
>
> CD light off, hd light off.
> Three finger salute does nothing.
>
> Has to be a motherboard/FBSD defugalty since if I try the same install CD
> on other machines (P4, AMD64, P2) it gets past that point. Nothing
> obvious in the bios, but I know so little about what FBSD is looking for
> at this point that nothing is very obvious, period.

What version of "FBSD"?

Kris