Re: 4.0 Installation problems
This is a discussion on Re: 4.0 Installation problems within the mailing.openbsd.tech forums, part of the OpenBSD category; --> On Tue, 24 Apr 2007, chayashida wrote: > I am trying to install OpenBSD 4.0 on a Dell OptiPlex ...
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02-18-2008, 10:21 AM
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 Re: 4.0 Installation problems On Tue, 24 Apr 2007, chayashida wrote: > I am trying to install OpenBSD 4.0 on a Dell OptiPlex 745. The computer has a > SATA CD-ROM and a SATA hard drive. > > The install appears to go okay, but then it hangs after the file sets are > copied. It doesn't matter if I select all, some, or the minimal file sets: > the installation always hangs after the copy is finished. I tried a separate > set of CDs, just to see if that was the issue, but I get the same result. > > I have no idea what's going wrong. Can someone point me in the right > direction? > > TIA, > > Chris > Haven't tried that specific model, but I have seen many of the newer Dells come with fake raid turned on by default. Check the BIOS for a setting to turn it OFF (IIRC, it was 'compatibility mode' or something like that). Lee      |
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