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Date:      Sat, 3 Dec 2005 22:50:31 +0000
From:      Marcin Jessa <lists@yazzy.org>
To:        wrangled <wrangled@verizon.net>
Cc:        freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Will FreeBSD *EVER* support Hp Pavillion laptops?
Message-ID:  <20051203225031.4f776e5d.lists@yazzy.org>
In-Reply-To: <43913E86.3080409@verizon.net>
References:  <43913E86.3080409@verizon.net>

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On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 01:43:18 -0500
wrangled <wrangled@verizon.net> wrote:

> Every year I try the latest version of FreeBSD to see if it works on
> my HP Pavillion 5445, and each year it hangs as soon as the intaller
> gets to acpi.ko.

Did you try unloading ACPI when you boot the install cd ?
> Yes, I've tried everything.  No, it still doesn't work.

How much of everything did you try ?

> It's my only machine that cannot run FreeBSD.
> It just seems odd since the machine is fairly mainstream.
> 
> I am mostly just curious at this point.



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