I took the DVD (FreeBSD-10.2-RELEASE-amd64-dvd1.iso) that I have been using for all of my install attempts and put it in one of my laptops. It installed just fine and delivered me to the shell prompt (white rectangle). Typing on the keyboard yields characters on the screen. I have booted in repeatedly. It works fine. Just like the Youtube videos.
When I power on I get the autoboot countdown timer and then eventually
I enter
It appears on the screen followed by the cursor (white rectangle).
hitting
yields
With a cursor. Entering the password and
delivers me to a working system.
yields
My desktop machine just won't work with the same CD. The first clue that something is wrong is that when the FreeBSD banner appears with its six choices there is no countdown. This is booting from the CD. Also pressing the space bar has no effect.
Then it installs just like the laptop except that the shel prompt is gone and there is this strange buffer between the keyboard and the screen. If I choose live CD instead of install the behavior is the same. If booting from CD after a full install if I choose shell then I get # and a normal shell prompt at first. With a prompt.
has a prompt until I hit
Then I get the correct result except that the terminal is broken at the end of the display output.
I'm using all defaults. I've used several other FreeBSD iso's including FreeBSD-10.2-RELEASE-amd64-bootonly.iso. They all install the same on my system. The terminal is broken.
No cursor appears. Eventually I can manage to login and I am delivered to
with no cursor.
produces on the display
produces on the display
produces on the display
with no prompt.
The behavior is the same with a PS2 keyboard as well as a wireless keyboard.
My desktop is:
MSI Motherboard K9VGM with SATA hard drive and IDE optical drive
Phoenix – Award Workstation BIOS
Total Memory 2559 MB
BIOS Version V1.1
CPU: Athalon ™ 64 X@ Dual Core Processor 4200+
CPU ID/uCode ID 0FB2/00
CPU Frequency 2200 MHz
Is there any way to install FreeBSD on this system?
When I power on I get the autoboot countdown timer and then eventually
Code:
login:I enter
rootIt appears on the screen followed by the cursor (white rectangle).
hitting
[ENTER]yields
Code:
Password:With a cursor. Entering the password and
[ENTER]delivers me to a working system.
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root@thnkPd:~ # ls [ENTER] yields
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.cshrc .k5login .login .profileMy desktop machine just won't work with the same CD. The first clue that something is wrong is that when the FreeBSD banner appears with its six choices there is no countdown. This is booting from the CD. Also pressing the space bar has no effect.
Then it installs just like the laptop except that the shel prompt is gone and there is this strange buffer between the keyboard and the screen. If I choose live CD instead of install the behavior is the same. If booting from CD after a full install if I choose shell then I get # and a normal shell prompt at first. With a prompt.
Code:
root@Work1:~ # man hierhas a prompt until I hit
[ENTER]Then I get the correct result except that the terminal is broken at the end of the display output.
I'm using all defaults. I've used several other FreeBSD iso's including FreeBSD-10.2-RELEASE-amd64-bootonly.iso. They all install the same on my system. The terminal is broken.
No cursor appears. Eventually I can manage to login and I am delivered to
Code:
root@Work1:~ #with no cursor.
ls[ENTER]produces on the display
Code:
root@Work1:~ #
root@Work1:~ # [ENTER]produces on the display
Code:
root@Work1:~ #ls [Enter]produces on the display
Code:
.cshrc .k5login .login .profile
root@Work1:~ #with no prompt.
The behavior is the same with a PS2 keyboard as well as a wireless keyboard.
My desktop is:
MSI Motherboard K9VGM with SATA hard drive and IDE optical drive
Phoenix – Award Workstation BIOS
Total Memory 2559 MB
BIOS Version V1.1
CPU: Athalon ™ 64 X@ Dual Core Processor 4200+
CPU ID/uCode ID 0FB2/00
CPU Frequency 2200 MHz
Is there any way to install FreeBSD on this system?