From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 19 19:03:41 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org 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 4AED316A41F for ; Sat, 19 Nov 2005 19:03:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from john.crummy@shaw.ca) Received: from pd3mo3so.prod.shaw.ca (shawidc-mo1.cg.shawcable.net [24.71.223.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C10443D4C for ; Sat, 19 Nov 2005 19:03:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from john.crummy@shaw.ca) Received: from pd2mr3so.prod.shaw.ca (pd2mr3so-qfe3.prod.shaw.ca [10.0.141.108]) by l-daemon (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IQ700ADIUA0EB90@l-daemon> for freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org; Sat, 19 Nov 2005 12:03:36 -0700 (MST) Received: from pn2ml5so.prod.shaw.ca ([10.0.121.149]) by pd2mr3so.prod.shaw.ca (Sun ONE Messaging Server 6.0 HotFix 1.01 (built Mar 15 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IQ7000OTUA0JJ10@pd2mr3so.prod.shaw.ca> for freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org; Sat, 19 Nov 2005 12:03:36 -0700 (MST) Received: from [192.168.2.2] (S01060002724ed7df.ed.shawcable.net [68.149.146.63]) by l-daemon (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.18 (built Jul 28 2003)) with ESMTP id <0IQ700MJPUA04R@l-daemon> for freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org; Sat, 19 Nov 2005 12:03:36 -0700 (MST) Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 12:03:36 -0700 From: John Crummy In-reply-to: <42DE667C-B9BC-4AA8-BB14-3E213ECB6343@netspace.net.au> To: Shane J Pearson Message-id: <1132427016.695.0.camel@localhost> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.3 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Content-type: text/plain Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit References: <1131752420.675.3.camel@localhost> <42DE667C-B9BC-4AA8-BB14-3E213ECB6343@netspace.net.au> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 6.0 Install hangs X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 19:03:41 -0000 Shane, just to close this up, by disabling Legacy USB in the BIOS I was able to boot FreeBSD. -John On Sat, 2005-11-12 at 15:21 +1100, Shane J Pearson wrote: > Hi John, > > On 12/11/2005, at 10:40 AM, John Crummy wrote: > > > I am trying to install FreeBSD 6.0 on my Toshiba Satellite M50-MX2 > > laptop, but with no luck so far. > > > > The install cd boots up and displays the boot menu. If I choose > > default > > boot option (1), the systems hangs after this: > > > > /boot/kernel/acpi.ko text=0x40c2c data=0x2160+0x1090 syms=[0x4+0x7810 > > +0x4+0xa292] > > \ > > > > And freezes with the spinning line at that position. Choosing ACPI > > disabled, safe mode, or verbose logging does nothing to improve the > > situation. Other have found that disabling pnp in the bios has helped, > > but this laptop does not have that option in the bios. > > > > Does anyone have any ideas to get FreeBSD working on this laptop or > > am I > > SOL on this? > > My Sony VAIO VGN-A49GP unfortunately also locks up or otherwise fails at > various points of a 6.0 Rel install, regardless of which install option > I choose. I have very few options in my BIOS and I am fearful with > Sony's history of firmware support (lack of), that I may be out of luck > for a BIOS upgrade to fix this. > > Does 5.4 install okay on your Toshiba? > > Good luck. I think I may have to wait in hope for 6.1. > > > Shane J Pearson shanejp netspace net au ->| > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"