Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:04:15 +0100 From: "Harald Servat" <redcrash@gmail.com> To: "Oleksandr Tymoshenko" <gonzo@bluezbox.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: lenovo t400 does not start 7.1 Message-ID: <d825e0270901131404r7dae53a5i13e091faa55c51a3@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <d825e0270901131240o37d58120p58244107cd6bf7fe@mail.gmail.com> References: <d825e0270901131057o12d5e320p6a4182bc9dbf3fe0@mail.gmail.com> <496CEFBE.8030007@bluezbox.com> <d825e0270901131240o37d58120p58244107cd6bf7fe@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 9:40 PM, Harald Servat <redcrash@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 8:47 PM, Oleksandr Tymoshenko <gonzo@bluezbox.com>wrote: > >> Harald Servat wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I downloaded FreeBSD 7.1 (DVD iso image) for amd64 architecture (with >>> correct SHA256 checksum), but I'm unable to start the system (Lenovo >>> T400). >>> >>> The boot process starts fine, the BTX messages appear, the 7-option menu >>> also appears, but when I hit enter (or when I choose start without ACPI >>> or >>> start in safe mode) the \ symbols starts spinning for a while and then >>> freezes. >>> >>> I also tried with the 7.1-amd64-CD1, 7.1-i386-CD1 and a snapshot of >>> 8.0-CURRENT dated from December. And the result is the same for all of >>> them. >>> >>> Does anyone have any idea on what can be happening? Or at least, how can >>> I >>> gather more information about this issue? >>> >> Not sure about install CDs but I tried all these systems on my >> t400. >> I installed 7.0 then upgraded it to 7.1 and when it turned out that >> atheros is not 100% supported by it I upgraded to CURRENT. (I used cvsup >> for upgrades). What is your HW configuration? >> >> > Ok, thanks... I'll give a try to 7.0, and let's see if it works. > > Uhm... FreeBSD 7.0 i386 CD1 behaves in the same manner. It frozes when spinning the backslash symbol. The BIOS reports 4GB of RAM and SATA disk configured in AHCI mode. Should I look for something unusual? and how? Thank you.
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