Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:47:12 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome <freebsd@meijome.net> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I wanna use FreeBSD in my laptop and it stucks booting (i can't even install it) Message-ID: <20070727154712.066e7aeb@localhost> In-Reply-To: <BAY124-W2887D7F0578977AEFCBF83A5F30@phx.gbl> References: <BAY124-W2887D7F0578977AEFCBF83A5F30@phx.gbl>
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On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:26:33 -0500
Sergio Andr=E9s Ligregni Arredondo <chekkko@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi!, listen, I have a COMPAQ Presario V2615LA (laptop) with AMD Sempron 1=
.83Ghz 256 MB RAM 40 GB HDI have also the FreeBSD i386 6.2 CD (I also tried=
with 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 FreeB=
SD booting MENU, and I choose 1 (default)(I also tried with single user, AC=
PI disabled, safe mode) and it starts loading the devices, but, almost in t=
he end of that (I said almost because I have a desktop and there it works O=
K, and when the following message appears, is almost the finish) the loadin=
g 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 hav=
e 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 t=
han linux, that's why I didn't keep Ubuntu), I said that because Ubuntu is =
for 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 ex=
traordinary, I think is pretty common)!
> =20
> I have asked on freebsd-question (they sent me here) and they confirm tha=
t my arquitecture is i386, so I have the right CD, and which I said, I inst=
alled FreeBSD in my desktop but in an external (USB) Hard Drive, when I boo=
t from this, it stucks at the same line, so my CD drive is ok, I really wan=
t 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 cha=
nging some variables with 6 (go to prompt) and disabling some drives or som=
ething
Hi Sergio,
search the archives, i've seen a couple of posts about people's computers s=
tuck @ 1,000 msec . ( u should let it sit for a while...i vaguely remember =
in mine getting unstuck after 5 minutes or not...i solved it, but i cant re=
member what it was).
anyway, have you tried breaking the menu, disabling APIC and then booting?
my laptops havent been able to boot unless I did that. now i just have=20
hint.apic.0.disabled=3D"1"
in /boot/loader.conf.local
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and there."=20
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