Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2002 16:48:09 -0700 From: rob <rob@pythonemproject.com> To: Gerhard Sittig <Gerhard.Sittig@gmx.net> Cc: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: install probs with sony vaio R505-JSK Message-ID: <3D014639.47553E2A@pythonemproject.com> References: <20020606060054.GA693@dub.net> <20020606093816.GA6468@branwen.stty.net> <20020606165642.GA26790@dub.net> <20020607194708.X1494@shell.gsinet.sittig.org>
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Gerhard Sittig wrote: > > On Thu, Jun 06, 2002 at 09:56 -0700, Bill Swingle wrote: > > > > That was the fix I was looking for. Thanks! Now to figure out why I can > > boot from the cdrom but after booting, FreeBSD doesnt see it... > > It might be unrelated, but just out of curiousity: the gentoo FAQ > (http://www.gentoo.org/doc/faq.html) has an entry "I have a Sony > Super-Slim VAIO laptop, and the Gentoo Linux CD is having problems > finding my PCMCIA ATAPI CD-ROM." in the "2. Installation" section. > Who knows how to translate the LILO / Linux kernel centric answer > to FreeBSD speak? This could be of help for some -mobile readers. > > BTW could gentoo's "portages" system be of interest for *BSD users, > too. This project doesn't look at all like the usual bloatware > desktop clicky Linux distro does but assumes an adult admin / user > instead. :) It thinks to be attractive for Debian, "Linux from > scratch" and *BSD users ... > > virtually yours 82D1 9B9C 01DC 4FB4 D7B4 61BE 3F49 4F77 72DE DA76 > Gerhard Sittig true | mail -s "get gpg key" Gerhard.Sittig@gmx.net > -- > If you don't understand or are scared by any of the above > ask your parents or an adult to help you. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message See the -chat archives for more Gentoo Linux related posts than you probably care to read. I'm sorry I started the thread :) Rob. -- ----------------------------- The Numeric Python EM Project www.pythonemproject.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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