From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 29 00:20:05 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 52FE21065688 for ; Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:20:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kitchetech@gmail.com) Received: from wf-out-1314.google.com (wf-out-1314.google.com [209.85.200.175]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 217278FC13 for ; Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:20:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kitchetech@gmail.com) Received: by wf-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 24so1789695wfg.7 for ; Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:20:04 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; bh=xn3+LyxJP9Bgt+m/tfsUwgjAa9mr2MLtLdDZA3eXkbc=; b=roFpXYN7TeSrvouNZLtRqVDkAqVtawJzdkMnnKIhDoI3oS88Ark279DY0uSQ7r+BoU +DyyEIcE2NkypKNMrzr7ORwNY/rCeKt3D0PWFEacRsBvRB/5qq6W1EXCFa/JvXZ7P3FA LM4rANipMF2eo+9jEnX0/q/EgMdyUu77QfzCI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:references; b=K5OhxUO33ALcv3/YultMqM/ePQodW1KpngVmtaXV37lRaoXPjt5RZwyqqWJwulSnyh /MSl/HRQWW7MmMkBniviGJdgu1pyi5AYJuhY4+8Yl1cVkQJ1donLfEZyca0rXf8w82X+ tjX918L1NTMW+tNYR0rcmJiKdHZOgmmtuQdPA= Received: by 10.142.225.11 with SMTP id x11mr1901958wfg.156.1222647604616; Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:20:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.142.185.6 with HTTP; Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:20:04 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <28283d910809281720o3c50ba2atb2805534f184ab@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:20:04 -0400 From: "matt donovan" To: "Bernard Lecuire" In-Reply-To: <48DFE650.2060002@lecuire.eu> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <48A4A3B5.5040207@lecuire.eu> <1218753350.18585.14.camel@localhost> <48DFE650.2060002@lecuire.eu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freeBSD Subject: Re: Another No disks found during Install X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:20:05 -0000 On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 4:17 PM, Bernard Lecuire wrote: > > sergio lenzi a =E9crit : > >> Em Qui, 2008-08-14 =E0s 23:29 +0200, Bernard Lecuire escreveu: >> >>> Hello, >>> I have a problem with the installation. >>> I choose country, keyboard and then I can not continue installation, >>> because it says "No disks found! Please verify that your disk controlle= r >>> is being..." >>> >>> Hardware: Acer Aspire M1641,Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180, nVidia GeFor= ce >>> 7050, sata-500 >>> Here is what i get during boot sequence: >>> >>> (...cut...) >>> hptrr: HPT RocketRAID controller driver v1.1 (Feb 24 2008 10:34:18) >>> (...cut...) >>> atapci0: port >>> 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6,0x170-0x177,0x376,0xffa0-0xffaf at device 8.0 on pci0 >>> ata0: on atapci0 >>> ata0: [ITHREAD] >>> ata1: on atapci0 >>> ata1: [ITHREAD] >>> (...cut...) >>> >>> I tried to install without success FreeBSD 7.0, 8.0, OpenBSD, NetBSD, a= nd >>> 4-5 Linux distros. >>> Anyone an idea? >>> Bernard >>> >>> >>> >> In my country (Brazil) you could go to the shop >> before 7 days passed after you bought this "*%$$@" and >> change for a TRUE notebook .... HP, Asus, toshiba, LG.. with no >> questions asked... >> >> I think that ACER makes their hardware to work only for windows vista...= . >> and works very bad indeed... >> please stay away from those "&#%###" >> I do not see any good thing in ACER..... >> 1) they do not care about customers, >> 2) the main board is stripped down to a minimum >> 3) the bios is "unique" totally out of any convension and >> always buggy.... >> 4) the battery has fewer cells... >> 5) the wireless is poor... >> >> Only the price is good... but compare it with a good notebook, >> you will see that those 200 dollars less that you pay for an acer >> is TOO expensive... Even using windows, you will spend that more by the >> time you >> will need an anti-virus + an office pack... >> >> In 6 more months, acer will drop down that line and you will >> not find any replacement part of it... Like many things done >> in asia, it is only a "toy".... >> Want a good notebook??? buy an apple book... in an apple >> store you can buy a good one for about 1200 dollars.... >> 13 inches, dual core, 1gb of memory 120gb of disk.... >> everything works... even Leopard.... >> >> >> >> Sergio >> >> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >>> mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to " >>> freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org >> freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org>" >>> >>> >> Good diagnosis. I changed the motherboard (to Asus), and now it works! > Bye > Bernard > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Well some nForce boards FreeBSD doesn't like so that is why the error came up