I have now installed a new hard disk into the old box (P4, 3c905, 256MB) that has been running MNF since 2002 and I have the same problem. Something has changed because I am trying to install on the exact hardware as I did in 2002 except for the new hard disk. Could it be BIOS settings? Any ideas?
Regards, Nigel Ayen Florin Grad wrote: > Hi again Nigel, > > ... Oh, 2 hours, you say ? Hum, that's not normal. Usually, you need > to wait for about 2-3 minutes ... but maybe your computer is very old > :o) Have tou tried to enter Ctrl+C to stop that command or boot the > computer using the interactive mode in order to bypass that ? > > You might also have a hardware issue ... > > my 2 cts, > > - Florin > > On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 10:51:56 -0400, Nigel Ayen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Thanks Florin. It's been hanging there now for 2.5 hours. MNF2 beta >>certainly does not have that problem but I do not want to risk using it >>in a production environment. I guess I'll wait for another 2 hours and >>see what happens:-) >> >>Regards, >>Nigel Ayen >> >>florin grad wrote: >> >>>Hi Nigel, >>> >>>No, you don't miss anything. You simply have to wait a bit for the >>>first boot because there is this script that tries to import all the >>>install settings to the web tool configuration. The boot will >>>eventually end up by passing this step and give you the shell login. >>> >>>my 2cts, >>> >>>- Florin >>> >>>On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 08:25:51 -0400, Nigel Ayen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>>I just re-installed MNF1 on a new box. When I restart the box, it gets >>>>to a point where it says "Updating MNF Configuration" and hangs there >>>>for a long time. I have another MNF firewall that has been in use since >>>>2002 and I don't remember ever having that problem when I set it up. Did >>>>I miss something? Any ideas?
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