Re: 6.0 Install hangs
John Crummy <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.os.freebsd.devel.mobile |
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| Message-ID | <1132427016.695.0.camel@localhost> |
Shane, just to close this up, by disabling Legacy USB in the BIOS I was able to boot FreeBSD. -John On Sat, 2005-11-12 at 15:21 +1100, Shane J Pearson wrote: > Hi John, > > On 12/11/2005, at 10:40 AM, John Crummy wrote: > > > I am trying to install FreeBSD 6.0 on my Toshiba Satellite M50-MX2 > > laptop, but with no luck so far. > > > > The install cd boots up and displays the boot menu. If I choose > > default > > boot option (1), the systems hangs after this: > > > > /boot/kernel/acpi.ko text=0x40c2c data=0x2160+0x1090 syms=[0x4+0x7810 > > +0x4+0xa292] > > \ > > > > And freezes with the spinning line at that position. Choosing ACPI > > disabled, safe mode, or verbose logging does nothing to improve the > > situation. Other have found that disabling pnp in the bios has helped, > > but this laptop does not have that option in the bios. > > > > Does anyone have any ideas to get FreeBSD working on this laptop or > > am I > > SOL on this? > > My Sony VAIO VGN-A49GP unfortunately also locks up or otherwise fails at > various points of a 6.0 Rel install, regardless of which install option > I choose. I have very few options in my BIOS and I am fearful with > Sony's history of firmware support (lack of), that I may be out of luck > for a BIOS upgrade to fix this. > > Does 5.4 install okay on your Toshiba? > > Good luck. I think I may have to wait in hope for 6.1. > > > Shane J Pearson shanejp netspace net au ->| > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]" _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"