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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!newsfeed.internetmci.com!info.ucla.edu!agate!news.mindlink.net!uniserve!usenet From: tom@uniserve.com (Tom Samplonius) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: FreeBSD hangs on boot Date: 17 Nov 1995 07:06:47 GMT Organization: UNIServe Online Lines: 28 Distribution: world Message-ID: <48hca7$i3@atlas.uniserve.com> References: <48glen$l75@bud.tic.ab.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: pc.sdf.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.6 In article <48glen$l75@bud.tic.ab.ca>, krish@tic.ab.cal says... >-Cyrix486slc50 >-8MB RAM >-245 Quantum HDD >-Mitsumi v1 single speed CDROM >-Trident VLB 1MB video card >-Archive 250MB Tape >-Standard keyboard and mouse (ms compat) >-AMI Bios > >The problem: > >Installs without issue. >Post install configuration ok. >boots with or without booteasy and is ok until the bootmanager >prompt. > >Then it does the following: > -Hangs > -Freezes > -Dies You need to try booting with system cache disabled. Some Cyrix systems are notorious for bogus caching systems. Tom