From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 6 19:42:18 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D84516A41F for ; Sun, 6 Nov 2005 19:42:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from infofarmer@gmail.com) Received: from zproxy.gmail.com (zproxy.gmail.com [64.233.162.193]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5624843D45 for ; Sun, 6 Nov 2005 19:42:17 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from infofarmer@gmail.com) Received: by zproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 8so190246nzo for ; Sun, 06 Nov 2005 11:42:16 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=h2lUbsA0AZ+xxpTkpDmexluo+ZNKlSu5noT0th0yvXZP6gCVdvF+4Sqvn8HASU0qCgtYIy/AAuF2O9BK8BvQD0Nq4JfuEVK693d9Pg6YT34lTKU1Gk6B738nLzKUmgJXPzbnniAMshhM8upi/s68y3DCYqo4gAszMmo13b+VOQk= Received: by 10.36.59.12 with SMTP id h12mr14465nza; Sun, 06 Nov 2005 11:42:16 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.37.20.33 with HTTP; Sun, 6 Nov 2005 11:42:16 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 22:42:16 +0300 From: "Andrew P." To: Dimitry Andric In-Reply-To: <436E4580.60500@andric.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline References: <1bb5dd90511060622x1393b482l70396fabc372348@mail.gmail.com> <436E4580.60500@andric.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, lee sheng Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6 Released BTX loader issue X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2005 19:42:18 -0000 On 11/6/05, Dimitry Andric wrote: > [redirecting to -stable, where this belongs] > > lee sheng wrote: > > I'm trying to have clean install FreeBSD 6.0 released in my X41 thinkpa= d by > > using the cd, however I have problem while booting it in thinkpad X41 w= hen I > > load it using usb combo drive. The BTX loader keeps looping and halted > > someway and I have actually seen this report from previous post but it = is > > not yet been fixed even till the FreeBSD 6.0 release. > > Indeed, FreeBSD's BTX loader doesn't seem to support any USB devices. > It also dies while booting from a USB stick, for example. > > > > I would like to know the status and what's actual problem or is there a= ny > > workaround. > > In the end I gave up trying to install FreeBSD on my X41, after having > tried all kinds of things. Now it runs Linux and OpenBSD without a > hitch. ;) > > Then again, I didn't have a UltraBase docking station, which seems to > contain an ATAPI DVD/CD station. You might be able to bootstrap with > that. > Yes, the right way is to install Linux and then use something like this: http://www.daemonology.net/depenguinator/ After all, you can do something useful with this gnu stuff