Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2002 16:06:40 +0100 From: "stepahne B" <isom@nerim.net> To: <jerry@thehutt.org>, "Sean Noonan" <snoonan@cx952600-a.fed1.sdca.home.com> Cc: <freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Can't boot FreeBSD on a Sony VAIO qr10 Message-ID: <004201c192d5$eb044720$640aa8c0@terre> References: <005b01c18e00$04417f30$640aa8c0@terre> <KIEPJNLEBFIFHLFBELKMMENDGAAA.snoonan@cx952600-a.fed1.sdca.home.com> <20011231172022.GA94894@nomad.thehutt.org>
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thanks a lot for your messages,
I 've installed FreeBsd 4.4 on my mobile Sony Vaio QR10 few days ago.
The solution was to type this 2 lines before booting :
set hw.pcic.intr_path="1"
set hw.pcic.irq="0"
thanks for the help...
but a second problem comes with my Ethernet card...
FreeBsd can recognize my ethernet card intel Pro 100/VE, but for
a reason that i can't understand it could not install the driver...
and i'm wondering why. May be 'cause this 2 lines...
i've told this problem with a friend, with a very good FreeBSD knowledge, he
doesn't want that i write his name...may be, he 's so afraid to be
ridiculous ... And he said to me that my problem is very difficult to
resolve. And i'm so disapointed.
In fact, may be the good solution is to install FreeBsd 4.3 and after
install the ethernet card driver. But i haven't any install cd of 4.3...i
will try to find this...
but it's a very poor solution.
Ok thanks...so much to Sean, Jerry and Jean-Marc (...) and i wish an happy
new year for people who are working very hard to improve FreeBsd...
stephane bourquin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry A!" <jerry@thehutt.org>
To: "Sean Noonan" <snoonan@cx952600-a.fed1.sdca.home.com>
Cc: "stepahne B" <isom@nerim.net>; <freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: Can't boot FreeBSD on a Sony VAIO qr10
> On Mon, Dec 31, 2001 at 09:10:59AM -0800, Sean Noonan wrote:
> : Stephane,
> :
> : Since no one has replied I'll take a shot at answering your question. I
had
> : a very similar experience with my VAIO PCG-GR250P. My solution was to
boot
> : with 4.3-RELEASE, which loaded without problems. However, I was then
unable
> : to cvsup to 4-STABLE since the NIC in my VAIO, an Intel Pro 100/VE,
wasn't
> : supported until 4.4-RELEASE. The solution was for me was to borrow a
cheap
> : SMC 16-bit PCMCIA card which was recognized under 4.3. This allowed me
to
> : CVSUP to 4-STABLE and the machine boots okay now.
>
> Another thing to try is typing the following at the "ok" prompt:
>
> set hw.pcic.intr_path="1"
> set hw.pcic.irq="0"
>
> I haven't seen a vaio that will boot and install from cdrom w/out
> specifying ISA routing.
>
> Maybe this should go into some sort of mobile.faq?
>
> --Jerry
>
> Open-Source software isn't a matter of life or death...
> ...It's much more important than that!
>
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