From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 27 06:13:57 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 547AD16A418 for ; Fri, 27 Jul 2007 06:13:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 248D213C478 for ; Fri, 27 Jul 2007 06:13:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 9527 invoked from network); 27 Jul 2007 00:47:15 -0500 Received: from 203-206-233-219.dyn.iinet.net.au (HELO localhost) (203.206.233.219) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 27 Jul 2007 00:47:15 -0500 Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:47:12 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20070727154712.066e7aeb@localhost> In-Reply-To: References: X-Mailer: Claws Mail 2.10.0 (GTK+ 2.10.14; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: 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 06:13:57 -0000 On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:26:33 -0500 Sergio Andr=E9s Ligregni Arredondo 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 _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome "I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here= and there."=20 Richard Feynman I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet= . Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have b= een Warned.