Add another failure mode I've seen.

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Jordan K. Hubbard 1995-06-09 08:29:16 +00:00
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Hardware Documentation Guide: $Id: hardware.hlp,v 1.8 1995/06/06 00:55:25 jkh Exp $
Hardware Documentation Guide: $Id: hardware.hlp,v 1.9 1995/06/07 05:51:11 jkh Exp $
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at address 0x300 except the ep0 driver. On exit, your machine should
successfully boot FreeBSD.
Q: My system hangs during boot, right after the "fd0: [my floppy drive]"
line.
A: This is not actually a hang, simply a very LONG "wcd0" probe that
often takes a long time to complete on certain systems (where there
usually _isn't_ a WD controller). Be patient, your system will boot!
To eliminate the problem, boot with the -c flag and eliminate the wdc0
device, or compile a custom kernel.
[ Please add more hardware tips to this Q&A section! ]

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Hardware Documentation Guide: $Id: hardware.hlp,v 1.8 1995/06/06 00:55:25 jkh Exp $
Hardware Documentation Guide: $Id: hardware.hlp,v 1.9 1995/06/07 05:51:11 jkh Exp $
Table of Contents
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@ -371,4 +371,14 @@ A: This problem may occur in a system with a 3com 3c509 ethernet adaptor.
at address 0x300 except the ep0 driver. On exit, your machine should
successfully boot FreeBSD.
Q: My system hangs during boot, right after the "fd0: [my floppy drive]"
line.
A: This is not actually a hang, simply a very LONG "wcd0" probe that
often takes a long time to complete on certain systems (where there
usually _isn't_ a WD controller). Be patient, your system will boot!
To eliminate the problem, boot with the -c flag and eliminate the wdc0
device, or compile a custom kernel.
[ Please add more hardware tips to this Q&A section! ]