Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 11:54:03 -0500 From: "Rutledge, Lincoln" <lrutledge@lnlattorneys.com> To: <fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: install problems on old Compaq Armada 4110 Message-ID: <567AECD1EFD9E14698A5A98FCE69C0A96BA9EC@mailserver1.lnlattorneys.com>
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Hi, Okay, the BIOS settings you describe don't exist on this old thing, and I did eject the NIC. I have played some more with the device settings, and I noticed something that may help get this working: In the OpenBSD dmesg, the keyboard controller is at isa port 0x60, while the setting in the "hint" line was 0x060. I tried 0x60 with the same result :( I guess PCs probably all see the keyboard at the same place, hard coded into the specification, and I don't know how those settings are read by the kernel. However, through very slow reboots from the floppy set, I have noticed while the kernel is booting this message: atkbd0 attach returned 6 I am not a programmer, but that sounds bad. The onboard keyboard is dead, so I am using an external PS/2 keyboard through the PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse port. Does this help? Thanks, Lincoln Rutledge System Administrator Luper, Neidenthal, and Logan lnlattorneys.com=20 -----Original Message----- From: fbsd_user [mailto:fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com]=20 Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 10:52 AM To: Rutledge, Lincoln; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: install problems on old Compaq Armada 4110 Check the laptop system bio's and disable plug-n-play option and disable boot virus check option, and remove all plug-in devices from your laptop before doing the install. Stay with FBSD 4.9 as it's the stable production version. There is an mailing list called FreeBSD-mobile which is just for laptop questions, you may have better luck asking your question there. -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Rutledge, Lincoln Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 10:35 AM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: install problems on old Compaq Armada 4110 Hello, Ok, I have manually tweaked all of the drivers by using the "set hint.driver" options to match my hardware and the OpenBSD boot disk dmesg, and I am still having the same problem. This is on 5.2-RC1. The 4.9 install stops at the same place as well. I have tried this with the PCMCIA NIC ejected. It would be possible for me to connect to the machine through a serial cable to get a dmesg and show where the install hangs if it would help. If this is a dumb question that is documented and I just need to RTFM, let me know... Thanks for any pointers, Lincoln Rutledge System Administrator Luper, Neidenthal, and Logan lnlattorneys.com -----Original Message----- From: Rutledge, Lincoln Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 10:01 AM To: 'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org' Subject: install problems on old Compaq Armada 4110 Howdy, I am experiencing lockups when trying to install FreeBSD on a Compaq Armada 4110 laptop. I have tried disabling ACPI support in the boot sequence per the install doc. When the first color installer screen comes up requesting modules from a driver floppy, I am unable to respond because the keyboard does not respond. I tried an OpenBSD boot disk, which worked, so I mounted a floppy and redirected the OpenBSD dmesg to a file: <snipped> _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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