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From: jkh@violet.berkeley.edu (Jordan K. Hubbard)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: 2.0.5 screen problems after upgrade (no interactive response)
Date: 15 Jul 1995 03:33:46 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
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Message-ID: <3u7cuq$bb0@agate.berkeley.edu>
References: <DBpIH4.Mw4@actrix.gen.nz>
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In article <DBpIH4.Mw4@actrix.gen.nz>,
John Vorstermans <john@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
>I created a boot floppy and managed to boot up fine except when it
>got to the point where the colourful initial configuration screen
>was susp[osed to pop up I was simply faced with a blank screen.  I

Hmmm.  That's weird!  Have you tried disabling all the devices in the kernel
that you don't need (boot with -c and use the `disable' command)?  It's
entirely possible that the first "probe all devices" scan that sysinstall
does is wedging up your particular system.

					Jordan