From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 22 13:34:25 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 63B1A16A417 for ; Sat, 22 Dec 2007 13:34:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eculp@encontacto.net) Received: from farris.bafirst.com (adsl-074-165-190-154.sip.jan.bellsouth.net [74.165.190.154]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2049B13C46E for ; Sat, 22 Dec 2007 13:34:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eculp@encontacto.net) Received: from HOME.encontacto.net ([189.129.13.230]) by farris.bafirst.com with esmtp; Sat, 22 Dec 2007 07:34:22 -0600 id 0006D41E.476D125E.0000DE5F Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (uid 80) by HOME.encontacto.net with local; Sat, 22 Dec 2007 07:34:22 -0600 id 0004AC27.476D125E.00006525 Received: from dsl-189-129-13-230.prod-infinitum.com.mx (dsl-189-129-13-230.prod-infinitum.com.mx [189.129.13.230]) by intranet.encontacto.net (Horde Framework) with HTTP; Sat, 22 Dec 2007 07:34:21 -0600 Message-ID: <20071222073421.13827iut7swzppss@intranet.encontacto.net> Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 07:34:21 -0600 From: eculp To: infofarmer@FreeBSD.org References: <20071221174245.482324qxgn5ynudc@intranet.encontacto.net> <200712211925.31112.lists@jnielsen.net> <20071221195221.18565pkwdcogtr0g@intranet.encontacto.net> <20071222092535.GG96716@amilo.cenkes.org> In-Reply-To: <20071222092535.GG96716@amilo.cenkes.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.2-cvs) Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, John Nielsen Subject: Re: Can't install FreeBSD Current or 7.0 on AMD Turion 64x2 Mobile TL-58 1.9 Ghz in an Acer 5520-5679 X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 13:34:25 -0000 Quoting Andrew Pantyukhin : > On Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 07:52:21PM -0600, eculp wrote: >>> On Friday 21 December 2007, eculp wrote: >>>> We have an almost new Acer 5520-5679 in the office that we >>>> intended to partition and install 8.0-CURRENT-200712-amd64 >>>> but much to my surprise accessing the cdrom it went into an >>>> immediate, unreadable loop of hex numbers that can only be >>>> stoped by powering down. >> >> I'm still in hopes that someone has a trick up their sleeve. >> There seem to be a lot of laptops that use the Turion 64x2 >> mobile. > > Many of us are very happy owners of Turion 64x2 laptops. > > It's a long shot, but if you can setup a dhcp/tftp server, I'd > advise booting over network to see if the cdrom has anything to > do with it. The setup is very easy and only takes a few minutes. > There are lots of howtos available. > I haven't done that in years. It is worth trying when I have a little =20 bit of extra time. Thanks for the suggestion. Thanks, ed "If anything characterizes the 21st century, it's our inability to restrain ourselves for the benefit of other people," James Katz/Rutgers University