Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:54:30 -0500 From: Derek Ragona <derek@computinginnovations.com> To: "Marwan Sultan" <dead_line@hotmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: fbsd 6 didnot work on laptop Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20060719095220.02611d38@mail.computinginnovations.com> In-Reply-To: <BAY20-F17EFB81384FF12464310339A630@phx.gbl> References: <BAY20-F17EFB81384FF12464310339A630@phx.gbl>
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Check your BIOS that you don't have protection of the boot block enabled.
If you do, remove that protection and reinstall.
Some laptops can get stuck, and you have to pull the battery and AC power
then restore the AC power to get them to restart.
-Derek
At 05:35 PM 7/18/2006, Marwan Sultan wrote:
>Well, i have HP laptop dv5178us model.
>
>i installed freebsd 6.1, after installation is complete, it will ask you
>to remove any cd and reboot
>till here is fine....
>
>after i reboot, it hangs!!
>nothing happens! nothing moves!! just blank black dead screen!!
>I installed fbsd again, and the same...infact after the installation is
>complete and you remove the cd to restart it wont restart even you have to
>shutoff the laptop and on again..
>
>Anyone can Advice please?
>
>Marwan.
>
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