Date: 11 Apr 2000 22:08:00 +0200 From: maulwurf@subloch.medicusnet.de (Stefan Huerter) To: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Thinkpad 770ED Boot/installation problem Message-ID: <7bdI4gdUoRB@subloch.medicusnet.de> In-Reply-To: <7bZrqV6joRB@subloch.medicusnet.de>
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Guckux
thanks to Sean, he gives me the hint to try FreeBSD 4.0 (due to changes of
the memory management) and it works! Fine :-)
(I've tried OpenBSD 2.3 and NetBSD 1.4.1 too, but they hangs, too...)
> Has anyone experiences with installing FreeBSD on a IBM Thinkpad
> 770ED? My machine has following configuration:
> TP 770ED, 7.8GB IBM DYLA-HD (78100?), 96MB Ram, iPII-266,
> Trident-Video. PCMCIA: PSION DACOM 56Kflex/fax/ISDN
> 3COM 3C589D
>
> Does not matter, if cards inserted or not.
>
> Experiences:
> - Booting with FreeBSD 2.2.7 RELEASE CD-Rom:
> hangs while kernel config
> Booting with FreeBSD 3.1 RELEASE CD-Rom:
> takes a long time to boot
> after kernel was booted, no access possible (Device not
> configured)
>
> the machine hangs with a few fast short "deep" "pieps". Sometimes
> while in the kernel configuration kernel menu, sometimes while
> checking the devices.
>
> Booting with FreeBSD 3.4PAO Diskettes:
> boots pretty good, kernel configuration OK
> quitting the configuration menu and booting the kernel:
> it hangs with a few fast short "deep" pieps
>
> here are the last output lines from the PAO-Boot:
> ---------- cut ---------
> avail memory = 9147872 (89328K bytes)
> Preloaded elf kernel "kernel" at 0xc061b000
> Preloaded mfs_root "/mfsroot" at 0xc061b09c
> Pentium Pro MTRR support enabled
> chip0: <Intel 82443BX host to PCI bridge (AGP disabled)> rev 0x02
> on pci0.0.0 pcic0: <TI PCI-1250 PCI-CardBus Bridge> rev 0x02 int a
> irq 255 on pci0.2.0 TI12XX PCI Config Reg: [ring enable][speaker
> enable][pwr save][CSC parallel isa irq]
> pcic1: <TI PCI-1250 PCI-CardBus Bridge> rev 0x02 int b irq 255 on
> pci0.2.1 TI12XX PCI Config Reg: [ring enable][speaker enable][pwr
> save][CSC parallel isa irq]
> vga0: <Trident model 9397 VGA-compatible display device> rev 0xf3
> int a irq 11 on pci0.3.0
> chip1: <Intel 82371AB PCI to ISA bridge> rev 0x01 on pci0.7.0
> ide_pci0: <Intel PIIX4 Bus-Master IDE controller> rev 0x01 on
> pci0.7.1 chip2: <Intel 82371AB Power management controller> rev
> 0x01 on pci0.7.3 Probing for devices on PCI bus 1:
> Probing for devices on PCI bus 2:
> Probing for devices on PCI bus 3:
> Probing for devices on PCI bus 4:
> Probing for devices on PCI bus 5:
> Probing for devices on PCI bus 6:
> Probing for PnP devices:
> >>> HANGS (the machine is frozen)
> --------------- cut -------------
>
> any ideas? It seems, the PnP stuff makes the problem?!
>
> Bye
> Stefan
>
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Bye
Stefan
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