Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 15:13:52 -0500 From: bsdnooby <bsdnooby@optonline.net> To: Olivier Gautherot <olivier@gautherot.net> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Last try: HP Pavillion zv5445us shuts down during install of 5.3 Message-ID: <420E6380.7090208@optonline.net> In-Reply-To: <200502121909.28397.olivier@gautherot.net> References: <420E232F.1020405@optonline.net> <200502121909.28397.olivier@gautherot.net>
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Hi Olivier, I will try asking my question in freebsd-questions and freebsd-mobile. I will also post a list of my hardware specs there. There is no error message because the system turns itself off once I choose to install. Thanks! Olivier Gautherot wrote: >Hi BSDnooby! > >Well, there is no obvious reason why this should happen. Dual boot is a >non-issue (I've multi-booted the system with WinXP, Linspire and Yellowtab >Zeta without problem) but, of course, my chipset is different. > >I would advocate to send the very same message to questions@freebsd.org with >the complete list of hardware (motherboard chipset, Ethernet chip, WIFI >chipset etc. anything you can find on your machine): the experts are there >and you obviously need them. Try to retrieve the exact error message: it can >help. > >Sorry I can't help you more... >Cheers > Olivier > >On Saturday 12 February 2005 16:39, bsdnooby wrote: > > >>HP Pavillion zv5445us shuts down during install of 5.3 >> >>Right after the screen when you can choose to disable ACPI or to boot in >>SafeMode (both of which I tried), after making a selection - it >>shutsdown. I'm trying to install 5.3 from both floppies and CD1. I'm >>dualbooting Win XP Pro using PartitionMagic8/BootMagic8 - but I do not >>think that is related. My other Toshiba laptop is using a similar >>configuration, and works fine. >> >>I saw in Google where at least 1 other person had this problem, but >>there was no resolution. This is a new laptop, P4-3Ghz, 512MB, 100GB >>drive, LAN & Wifi, etc. >> >>Anyone have success with the newer HP pavillions? >> >>thx >> >> >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.7 - Release Date: 2/10/2005
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