Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 19:01:54 -0500 (EST) From: Agent Drek <drek@smashpow.net> To: Daniel Coll <piroscafos@hotmail.com> Cc: freeBSD-questions@freeBSD.org Subject: RE: Sony Vaio PCG-FX 220 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.44.0203201858410.19952-100000@smashpow.net>
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> Hi, Everybody... or Nobody?? > (This is my 12th mail with no response, neither is posted on the mailing > list... Something might be not working well) > > I have an issue trying to install FreeBSD 4.5 Stable on my notebook (Sony > Vaio PCG-FX 220). I am newbie to FreeBSD, and I am having a quite > frustrating experience. I been reading the HandBook for weeks, and it has > become my new Bible. But I can't see god... > > When I began my installation, I boot with the CD-ROM, I configure the > kernel (as I think is right) and after it gives the list of hardware in the > booting process, system crashes, giving no response to any key or function. > Last line I can see: > Mounting root from ufs:/dev/md0c (It is supposed after this sysinstall must > continue) > > I thought my hardware was in conflict with some IRQ and all that stuff, so > I eliminate all components in conflict, but still happening the same error > at the same step. > > I thought maybe my notebook wasn't BSD compatible, but reading the mailing > lists I could see a guy with the same PC working fine. > > If someone has this notebook working please make me know and if it doesn't > work make me know too, maybe we could do something together. > > I would appreciate any kind of help. > > Thanks everybody. > Daniel Coll > newbie@altonono.com > try doing this at the kernel prompt: set hw.pcic.intr_path=1 set hw.pcic.irq=0 that worked for my PCG-R505TL Vaio don't ask me why :) but there are references to that in the list archives. cheers, -- Derek Marshall Smash and Pow Inc > 'digital plumber' http://www.smashpow.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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