From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 27 00:26:34 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0111E16A418 for ; Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:26:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chekkko@hotmail.com) Received: from bay0-omc3-s39.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc3-s39.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.239]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E1CFE13C45A for ; Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:26:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chekkko@hotmail.com) Received: from BAY124-W28 ([207.46.11.191]) by bay0-omc3-s39.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:26:33 -0700 Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [189.177.97.24] From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Sergio_Andr=E9s_Ligregni_Arredondo?= To: "freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org" Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:26:33 -0500 Importance: Normal MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 27 Jul 2007 00:26:33.0510 (UTC) FILETIME=[C9009460:01C7CFE4] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: I wanna use FreeBSD in my laptop and it stucks booting (i can't even install it) X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:26:34 -0000 Hi!, listen, I have a COMPAQ Presario V2615LA (laptop) with AMD Sempron 1.8= 3Ghz 256 MB RAM 40 GB HDI have also the FreeBSD i386 6.2 CD (I also tried w= ith 6.1 and it's the same, or 6.2 alpha and it doesn't works) When I put the CD into my drive, and I boot from it, it appears the FreeBSD= booting MENU, and I choose 1 (default)(I also tried with single user, ACPI= disabled, safe mode) and it starts loading the devices, but, almost in the= end of that (I said almost because I have a desktop and there it works OK,= and when the following message appears, is almost the finish) the loading = process stucks in a line that says: =20 Timecounter ticks every 1.000 msec =20 And the HD led keeps turned on, but the CD drive led turns off (I mean it's= not reading anything from CD).OK, be patiently you could say, but, I have = waited 2 hours or more and int doesn't seem to progress. THE FOLLOWING IS JUST FOR GIVE YOU MORE IDEA THAT MY PROBLEM IS: I had installed Ubuntu linux (I am pretty sure FreeBSD is more powerful tha= n linux, that's why I didn't keep Ubuntu), I said that because Ubuntu is fo= r i386 arquitecture and it is not too compatible as FreeBSD, I think, if it= runs linux, it sure runs FreeBSD (and my laptop's arquitecture is not extr= aordinary, I think is pretty common)! =20 I have asked on freebsd-question (they sent me here) and they confirm that = my arquitecture is i386, so I have the right CD, and which I said, I instal= led FreeBSD in my desktop but in an external (USB) Hard Drive, when I boot = from this, it stucks at the same line, so my CD drive is ok, I really want = to install it in my laptop because I almost always out home (university). I really don't know where is the real problem, but I was wondering if chang= ing some variables with 6 (go to prompt) and disabling some drives or somet= hing =20 THANK YOUSergio Ligregni3rd semester student Computer Systems EngineeringTe= cnological Institute of Quer=E9taro, M=E9xico _________________________________________________________________ Madonna, The Police, Bon Jovi y muchos m=E1s en el concierto del a=F1o: LIV= E EARTH S=F3lo por Prodigy/MSN http://es.mx.liveearth.msn.com =