Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2007 08:41:53 -0700 From: "Steve Franks" <stevefranks@ieee.org> To: "FreeBSD Users Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: fresh install - compaq laptop locks up on boot after timecounter TSC Message-ID: <539c60b90701060741w14ffa934v2b1160be6094ed9d@mail.gmail.com>
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This is why no one ever got fired for buying an IBM as the old adage goes. My ancient Dell laptop had absolutely no install issues, so I bought a fresh disk for my shiny new compaq: Behavior is identical off of 6.1-current cd or install to ad0 that was completed from cd safemode boot. She runs fine in safemode from acd0 or ad0. Regular startup - see vga0 go by sucessfully, then timcounter TSC... ....ticks at 1 milliseconds.... then locks up tight. I tried disabling the line after vga0 in boot/device.hints, but those of you who know what that is know, I'm sure, that that turns my system into a peperweight. I also tried boot with acpi disabled, but that seems to lock up identically on tsc. Wish I had more info, but that's all I can glean without more help. Had to put the origonal harddisk with winXP back in. No one wants that ;) Save me! Steve
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