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Date:      Wed, 20 Jan 1999 17:07:25 -0800
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        "Bill G." <billg@cyberwar.com>
Cc:        mobile@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: laptop install hangs 
Message-ID:  <199901210107.RAA04774@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 20 Jan 1999 19:27:02 EST." <4.1.19990120192300.0094fbe0@mail.cybernex.net> 

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> At 07:43 PM 1/19/99 -0800, you wrote:
> >"Bill G." writes:
> >    I am attempting to install FreeBSD on a new Umax Actionbook 318T
> >    Laptop, but it is hanging on the boot disk after it lists the kernel
> >    version / builder email address...
> >
> >Do you get any more information if you boot with the "-v" flag?
> 
> with -v, I get the following after kernel builder/dir:
> Calibrating clock(s) ... TSC clock: 300700886 Hz, i8254 clock: 1193261 Hz
> CLK_USE_I8254_CALIBRATION not specified - using default frequency
> Timecounter "i8254"  frequency 1193182 Hz
> CLK_USE_TSC_CALIBRATION not specified - using old calibration method
> 
> anyone know when the 2.2.8-RELEASE-PAO boot disk will be ready?  (I
> don't know if it will help, but I'd try anything at this point)..

I've seen this before, but only on a really broken old 486 motherboard. 
It had funky nonstandard realtime clock hardware, and the "time out 
eventually" loop took a very long time.

If you can, leave the machine "stuck" there overnight.  It may haul 
through, which will tell us something useful about your hardware.

-- 
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\\  sometimes you're behind.      \\  mike@smith.net.au
\\  The race is long, and in the  \\  msmith@freebsd.org
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