From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 14 09:48:58 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECD4016A4CF for ; Mon, 14 Feb 2005 09:48:58 +0000 (GMT) Received: from bogotron.isy.liu.se (bogotron.isy.liu.se [130.236.48.26]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86A3043D48 for ; Mon, 14 Feb 2005 09:48:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kentp@isy.liu.se) Received: from spamotron.isy.liu.se (spamotron-private [192.168.49.11]) by bogotron.isy.liu.se (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFABF31A7; Mon, 14 Feb 2005 10:48:57 +0100 (MET) Received: from bogotron.isy.liu.se ([192.168.49.10]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 28456-03; Mon, 14 Feb 2005 10:48:57 +0100 (MET) Received: from kentspc.isy.liu.se (olin.isy.liu.se [130.236.49.34]) by bogotron.isy.liu.se (Postfix) with ESMTP id 16A5431A6; Mon, 14 Feb 2005 10:48:57 +0100 (MET) Message-Id: <6.2.0.14.0.20050214103556.03100c98@garm.isy.liu.se> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.0.14 Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 10:46:40 +0100 To: u n i x l a n d From: Kent Palmkvist In-Reply-To: <420DECEA.1040804@gmail.com> References: <420DECEA.1040804@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at isy.liu.se X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63-isy (2004-01-11) on spamotron.isy.liu.se cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Acer travelmate 2702 LCi installation problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 09:48:59 -0000 At 12:47 2005-02-12, you wrote: >Hello, > >I have an Acer Travelmate 2702 LCi. > >When I put a freebsd installation cdrom (I have tried any version, with >and without ACPI) in the box and start it up, everything goes fine untill >it wants to load the kernel. the "/" then just sits there and does >nothing. I need a power recycle before I can use the laptop again. > >Please help, because I really want freebsd on my laptop, and not redhat or >the likes....(they work fine on the laptop, though)... > >Any suggestions ? > >Rick Hi, Do you have a BIOS setup called "legacy USB support"? If so, try to turn it off. I found that helped me when I got problems with my Acer Aspire 1522 WLMi showing this type of error. Do not forget to check the mailing lists http://www.freebsd.org/search/index.html and bug report data base http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr-summary.cgi?query for more hints and/or solutions. /Kent Kent Palmkvist Electronics Systems Department of Electrical Engineering Linkoping University S-581 83 Linkoping Sweden Email: kentp@isy.liu.se Phone: +46 13 28 13 47 Fax: +46 13 13 92 82 www: http://www.es.isy.liu.se/staff/kentp