Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 08:58:52 -0400 From: JM <jmartin37@speakeasy.net> To: Ola Ericsson <ola.ericsson@comhem.se> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Aspire 1300 [slim-line cd-rom issue?] Message-ID: <42C3EC8C.8080703@speakeasy.net> In-Reply-To: <42C1C242.8010702@comhem.se> References: <42C1C242.8010702@comhem.se>
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Ola Ericsson wrote: > Hi > I've been trying to install the latest version (5.4) of FreeBsd on my > laptop an Acer Aspire 1300. > It seams impossible, it hangs during istallation. I've tried to get > some info on the Web but there is no help. So please can you help me. > I'm realy feed up with microsoft Xp and looking for a new OS. > I tried the livecd from Freesbie and liked it thats why I'm trying to > install FreeBsd. > > Ola ok... i had a problem similar to this. the problem wasn't actually with a laptop but it was a piece of hardware very similar to one. when i installed freebsd on my EPIA system FreeBSD hated it. the system was basically built like a laptop with a slimline cd-rom and a 2.5" hard drive. FreeBSD would not recognize UDMA on the cd-rom and would constantly timeout (or hang) the installation when installing from cd. i basically had to boot from the cd and get to the installation and then install from FTP. i highly recommend installing a minimal installation from FTP to get you started and then get the ports collection from CVS at a convenient time. try it and see if this works for you. by the way... i haven't fixed this issue with my cd-rom yet... if anyone would like to help that would be great. here's a cut from dmesg: atapci0: <VIA 8231 UDMA100 controller> port 0xd000-0xd00f,0x376,0x170-0x177,0x3f6,0x1f0-0x1f7 at device 17.1 on pci0 ata0: channel #0 on atapci0 ata1: channel #1 on atapci0 .... ata0-master: DMA limited to UDMA33, non-ATA66 cable or device ad0: 19077MB <ST92011A/3.04> [38760/16/63] at ata0-master UDMA33 acd0: CDROM <CD-224E/1.7A> at ata0-slave UDMA33 Mounting root from ufs:/dev/ad0s1a and here's atacontrol info: atacontrol info ata0 Master: ad0 <ST92011A/3.04> ATA/ATAPI revision 6 Slave: acd0 <CD-224E/1.7A> ATA/ATAPI revision 0 not sure about the make of the cdrom... can't recall. if it's important i can look it up later.
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