Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 08:34:58 -0700 From: "Coleman Kane" <zombyfork@gmail.com> To: Astrodog <astrodog@gmail.com> Cc: Ceri Davies <ceri@freebsd.org>, freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: amd64/85273: FreeBSD (NetBSD or OpenBSD) not install on laptop Compaq R4000 Message-ID: <346a80220701050734s1afb68bbv60597acc5a5d4f4e@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <2fd864e0701050303o2c9c3778ic4ba15231169f93e@mail.gmail.com> References: <200612311848.kBVImNpV053325@freefall.freebsd.org> <346a80220701041344h3b8bddaaq31767c1f7708e7fe@mail.gmail.com> <2fd864e0701050303o2c9c3778ic4ba15231169f93e@mail.gmail.com>
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On 1/5/07, Astrodog <astrodog@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 1/4/07, Coleman Kane <zombyfork@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On 12/31/06, Ceri Davies <ceri@freebsd.org> wrote: > > > > > > Synopsis: FreeBSD (NetBSD or OpenBSD) not install on laptop Compaq > R4000 > > > > > > Responsible-Changed-From-To: ceri->freebsd-amd64 > > > Responsible-Changed-By: ceri > > > Responsible-Changed-When: Sun Dec 31 18:47:25 UTC 2006 > > > Responsible-Changed-Why: > > > Workaround documentation didn't show; pass to amd64 list for any > > > relevant details. > > > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=85273 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-amd64 > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-amd64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > > > Try looking at > > > > > http://www.cokane.org/dokuwiki/freebsd/amd64_compatibility#compaq_r3000_or_hewlett-packard_zv5000_uswhich > > discusses the R3000. The big problem I found with those laptops is > > some PCI issues on the nForce chipsets that came up during amd64 > > installation. > > _______________________________________________ > > > > I can confirm that R4000s can be made to work with FreeBSD/AMD64. As I > recall, there are some minor changes to your R3000 stuff, but I don't > happen > to have that with me at the moment. I will repost when (and, based on my > track record of actually being able to find stuff, if) I track it down. If > I > can't, I've got an R4000 that I can retest on. > > --- Harrison Grundy Thanks a bunch. As soon as you send it over, I'll update the site to include the information.
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