From owner-freebsd-mobile Thu Jan 21 08:06:25 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA20294 for freebsd-mobile-outgoing; Thu, 21 Jan 1999 08:06:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from outland.cyberwar.com (outland.cyberwar.com [206.88.128.42]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA20289 for ; Thu, 21 Jan 1999 08:06:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from billg@cyberwar.com) Received: from zippy (zippy.cyberwar.com [206.88.128.80]) by outland.cyberwar.com (8.9.2/8.9.2) with SMTP id LAA01183; Thu, 21 Jan 1999 11:06:00 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <4.1.19990121105842.00944450@pop.cyberwar.com> X-Sender: billg@pop.cyberwar.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1 Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 11:03:53 -0500 To: Mike Smith From: Bill G Subject: Re: laptop install hangs Cc: mobile@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <199901210107.RAA04774@dingo.cdrom.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org I found out what FreeBSD didn't like about my laptop -- the Power Management. When I turned off APM in the BIOS, my problems disappeared, and I was up and running in no time! If anyone like like to know about my BIOS, or any tests I can do to help an individual or the FreeBSD project, please let me know. Sorry for the mess below - I tried to cut out the junk, but wanted to leave all the important comments for anyone in the future who might run into the same problem. Bill >> > 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 >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. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message