Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 20:17:26 +1000 From: anubis <anubis357@optusnet.com.au> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Joe Shmoe <solo457@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: installed freebsd on ibm thinkpad a21e Message-ID: <200404132017.26659.anubis357@optusnet.com.au> In-Reply-To: <BAY12-F56tfdqCBG5NH0003c489@hotmail.com> References: <BAY12-F56tfdqCBG5NH0003c489@hotmail.com>
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On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 2:51 pm, Joe Shmoe wrote: > After i installed freebsd on my machine it would no longer boot. I > found out after about the critical error and all the posts about > freebsd not working on a2 thinkpads. If i hit f1 or f12 it gives me > the loading screen and nothing happens and boot diskettes i put in > my floppy drive dont load prolly cause the os wont boot. How can i > get rid of freebsd if the os wont boot and the screen doesnt get > past the big ibm with the f1 and f12 at the bottom.Ive already > tried putting in the cd for the fix cd-cvs and boot loader > downloads you have on the site they didnt get recognized or prolly > couldnt run cause the machine wouldnt boot. Im stumped on this one > and havent gotten much help from forums so figured id directly > email u. Id appreciate(and desperately need) your help. > If you pull out the hdd can you then boot from floppy? If you can you can probably flash the bios and make it recoverable.
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