> I wonder what is it trying to do with zip drives, that causes
> it to hang? Maybe it chokes on removable direct-access SCSI devices?
I had the same problem with 5.0-DP2, except it was a SCSI zip drive. I
solved it by removing the zip SCSI card (mfg. by adaptec I believe) and
trying the install
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On 2002-12-10 at 02:30:14 James Satterfield wrote:
>> I tried booting a 5.0-RC1 CD on it. However, sysinstall always
>> hangs at "probing devices"
> Unplug the Zip drive. I've had the same problem with sysinstall and
> a USB zip drive.
That fixed it
Dimitry Andric wrote:
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Hi,
Having tried 5.0-DP1 before on a certain box (see below for dmesg), I
tried booting a 5.0-RC1 CD on it. However, sysinstall always hangs at
"probing devices", although it reacts to ^C. Restarting it doesn't
really help, tho
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Hi,
Having tried 5.0-DP1 before on a certain box (see below for dmesg), I
tried booting a 5.0-RC1 CD on it. However, sysinstall always hangs at
"probing devices", although it reacts to ^C. Restarting it doesn't
really help, though, it simply hangs aga
