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Date:      Sat, 8 Sep 2012 00:46:47 -0600
From:      "Dale Scott" <dalescott@shaw.ca>
To:        <dteske@freebsd.org>, "'Chris Neudorf'" <chrisneudorf@yahoo.ca>, <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: FreeBSD Install Problem
Message-ID:  <001c01cd8d8d$b79e4340$26dac9c0$@shaw.ca>
In-Reply-To: <12ed01cd8d57$9e37a350$daa6e9f0$@freebsd.org>
References:  <1347052209.49230.YahooMailNeo@web120802.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> <12ed01cd8d57$9e37a350$daa6e9f0$@freebsd.org>

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Check the SATA drive mode in the BIOS. It may need to be set to
"Compatibility" (or vice versa).

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of =
dteske@freebsd.org
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 6:20 PM
To: 'Chris Neudorf'; questions@freebsd.org
Subject: RE: FreeBSD Install Problem



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-=20
> questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Chris Neudorf
> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 2:10 PM
> To: questions@freebsd.org
> Subject: FreeBSD Install Problem
>=20
> Hello,
>=20
> I have a problem installing FreeBSD 9.0 Releaseon my Lenovo Thinkpad=20
> R61i laptop (4GB RAM, 160GB HDD, 32-bit). It doesn't matter if I tried =

> installing
it from
> the CD or the DVD, I still have the same problem. I even tried=20
> re-downloading
and
> re-burning a new CD or DVD, and I'm still unable to install. I even=20
> have
problems
> going through the "sysinstall" route.
>=20

Can you try the following?

http://sourceforge.net/projects/druidbsd/files/FreeBSD-9.0_Druid-1.0b57.i=
so/
down
load

NOTE: New version posted just a couple days ago (but not announced yet;
in-progress).
--
Devin


>=20
> In the installation process, I'm able to go far to the partitioning =
area
in
where the
> problem occurs. I click for "Guided" partitioning and then I receive =
this
"Abort"
> message:
>=20
> Abort
> ------
>=20
> An installation step has been aborted. Would you like to restart the
installation or
> exit the installer?
>=20
>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------=
---
----
-------------------
> [ Restart ] =
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 [ =
Exit ]
>=20
> -------------------------------------
>=20
> When I click restart I end up with the same result, and I end up in a
neverending
> cycle of unable to install.
>=20
>=20
> (I even have a the same problem installing from GhostBSD.)
>=20
>=20
>=20
> Is there any remedies to this problem?
>=20
>=20
> Thank you so much,
>=20
> --Christopher
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