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Date:      Wed, 5 Feb 2003 01:18:37 +0100
From:      Thomas Moestl <tmoestl@gmx.net>
To:        Jie Gao <gaoj@cpsc.ucalgary.ca>
Cc:        freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Can not install 5.0-RELEASE on Toshiba Satellite 2400
Message-ID:  <20030205001837.GA655@crow.dom2ip.de>
In-Reply-To: <20030204233137.GC648@crow.dom2ip.de>
References:  <3E4033CB.5070501@cpsc.ucalgary.ca> <20030204233137.GC648@crow.dom2ip.de>

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On Wed, 2003/02/05 at 00:31:37 +0100, Thomas Moestl wrote:
> On Tue, 2003/02/04 at 14:42:35 -0700, Jie Gao wrote:
> > If use the 5.0-RELEASE installation CD to boot the Toshiba Satellite
> > 2400 laptop, it will hang before floppy controller is recognized.
> > Whether disable ACPI or not, the same thing happens. Since the system
> > cannot be installed, no further track performed.
> 
> Try "set hw.eisa_slots=0"

Actually, this is unlikely to help with ACPI enabled (unless it fails
to attach, or that system contains a PCI-EISA bridge). Sorry, was
still thinking in 4.x terms, where disabling EISA was necessary on
many Toshiba models.

	- Thomas

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