From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 12 07:56:49 2010 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 D2645106566C for ; Fri, 12 Nov 2010 07:56:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from uffe@uffe.org) Received: from mail.starion.dk (mx0.starion.dk [83.95.112.88]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 31C0F8FC13 for ; Fri, 12 Nov 2010 07:56:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 23265 invoked by uid 528); 12 Nov 2010 07:57:09 -0000 Received: from 212.130.59.4 ([212.130.59.4]) by mail.starion.dk ([192.168.0.100]) with ESMTP via TCP; 12 Nov 2010 07:57:09 -0000 Message-ID: <4CDCF33F.2050004@uffe.org> Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:56:47 +0100 From: Uffe Jakobsen User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.1.10) Gecko/20100512 Thunderbird/3.0.5 Mnenhy/0.7.6.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Markus Hoenicka References: <20101111132141.49592qovwxlndt4w@webmail.df.eu> <4CDBEBAD.7080505@uffe.org> <20101111144314.11253q7idnuj04qo@webmail.df.eu> <4CDBF9DF.5090207@uffe.org> <19676.28221.783273.425054@yeti.mininet> In-Reply-To: <19676.28221.783273.425054@yeti.mininet> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Acer Travelmate 8371 bricked by installing FreeBSD? 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, 12 Nov 2010 07:56:49 -0000 On 11/11/10 23.29, Markus Hoenicka wrote: > Uffe Jakobsen writes: > > After FBSD install I could not boot or get into the bios and change the > > SATA emu-mode setting - that is where the removal of the disk is needed > > - since this will enable you to get past that hanging bios point and get > > into the bios setup again > > Well, beastie finally came alive again :-) This was exactly the way to > go, and with Warren's hint about how the HDD lid is attached I managed > to sneak into the BIOS again. With the HDD set to IDE mode, FreeBSD > would boot without a hitch. Anyway, I reinstalled the system, this > time using the standard boot manager, to make sure this setting was > all it takes. The second install would also boot just fine, so now I'm > all set to work out the remaining issues. I'll probably have to tap > into your ingenuity again, but I'll do so in a separate thread. > I'm happy to hear that your system is alive again :-) > > > > I have no proof at this point - but I suspect the FBSD BootManager to be > > the one to blame when used in combination with the ahci sata emulation > > setting... but I'm by no means an expert in these things - and I did > > never get to the bottom of the problem... > > > > I can't add much information here either. However, with the HDD mode > set to IDE it does not matter which boot loader you use. Both the > standard loader and the FreeBSD loader work fine. > Ok, I guess it is up to one of us to see if the std mbr/bootloader has a problem with running in sata ahci mode - and report it if that's the case. When I finally found the workaround - I stopped expierimenting with my Acer Aspire since the internal sata plastic ribbon cable is quite thin and fragile - and frankly does not look as if it can stand that much messing around with disk swaps etc... /Uffe