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From: Shane J Pearson <shanejp@netspace.net.au>
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Subject: Re: Sony VGN-A49GP FreeBSD 6.0 RELEASE dies during install.
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Hello all,

On 2005.11.06, at 3:09 PM, Shane J Pearson wrote:

> I have a Sony VGN-A49GP notebook which was running FreeBSD 5.4 RELEASE
> nicely, however I have tried to install 6.0 RELEASE without any luck.
> It seems from looking at the dmesg that there might be a problem with
> the IDE controller attached to the hard disk. It keeps de-attaching  
> the
> disk and the installer complains there is no disk.
>
> 5.4 reported the disk at ad4 as being UDMA33, yet 6.0 reports SATA150.

Just a follow-up to my problems with FreeBSD 6 and this Sony, for  
anyone else with this machine, or wanting this model. FreeBSD 6.1  
BETA3 seems to install just fine.


Shane