From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Oct 11 9:53:17 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from unix.megared.net.mx (megamail.megared.com.mx [207.249.162.252]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EAB8714EF4 for ; Mon, 11 Oct 1999 09:53:10 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ales@megared.net.mx) Received: from ales (ales.megared.net.mx [207.249.163.251]) by unix.megared.net.mx (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id LAA33801; Mon, 11 Oct 1999 11:52:31 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from ales@megared.net.mx) Message-ID: <02ad01bf1408$f5d90e40$fba3f9cf@megared.net.mx> Reply-To: "Alejandro Ramirez" From: "Alejandro Ramirez" To: "f.johan.beisser" , References: Subject: RE: compaq presario 2200 problems Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 11:52:09 -0500 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hi, Here it comes something very simple, but its the beggining, if your system its able to boot from H.D. the DOS or Windows OS, without any problem, you should be able to boot FreeBSD without making any change to the BIOS, maybe some changes could be needed for hardware recognition, but not for booting. BTW Check out that all of your Hardware its compatible with FreeBSD (www.freebsd.org). P.S. Just where does exacly hangs, or fails, does it says something like unable to mount root, or any messages at all, it would be nice if you could put in here those messages, that Im sure that at least you get one. Have Fun... Ales > > i've got a relativly stupid question, but, we've exausted all other > resources, and now i'm turning to the mass minded freebsd (ab)user > community. > > here's the problem: > > we're trying to install FreeBSD 3.2 on to a compaq presario 2200. now, as > expected, we're having problems with it, but nothing that we've done has > so far solved them, any of them. basically, the machine refuses to boot > anything remotely resembling freebsd. > > i suspect that it's a problem with teh Filesystem type (FFS) and what the > BIOS likes and wants, but i'm not sure. we've tried just about every trick > in and out of the book, and are now out of ideas. any suggestions? > > please, don't send me anything like "get better hardware". changing hte > hardware isn't really an option. > > > thanks much, > -- jan > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message