Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:57:09 -0600 From: McCy Ron <ron@bouncebk.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Install problems on Dell Vostro Message-ID: <47351E05.7010609@bouncebk.com> In-Reply-To: <B7F4F1C1-0D87-455A-BBB2-F620D909C472@optusnet.com.au> References: <B7F4F1C1-0D87-455A-BBB2-F620D909C472@optusnet.com.au>
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Jerahmy Pocott wrote: > Hello, > > I'm having difficulties getting 6.2 installed on these new Dell > 'Vostro' systems. > > The BIOS is a Phoenix - AwardBIOS and it reports the version as 1.0.3. > > With the SATA controller set to IDE mode (default) in the BIOS > booting FreeBSD > will hang just before entering sysinstall, booting with ACPI disabled > stops this > but then no disk drives are found! I got around this by setting the > SATA mode to > RAID in the BIOS (this seems to make the disk appear as SCSI), then > it doesn't > crash with ACPI enabled (with ACPI disabled no disks are found still) > and the > disk is found. > > The system only has USB inputs (8 of them) and with the USB > Controller set > to 'High Speed' in the BIOS, the keyboard stops working once > sysinstall starts > (though it works in the boot menu), however setting it to 'Full/Low > Speed' makes > it work in sysinstall. I probably don't care about using High Speed > USB devices > any way, but it would be nice if they could work, but this isn't the > major issue. > > Now finally I can get into sysinstall and partition the disk, but the > network interface > is not detected. It says it is an 'Intel 82562V-2' (on board), but I > see no probes about > it on booting FreeBSD. Is this interface supported? Any ideas on > getting it detected? > > I feel the ACPI might be a problem? On booting it is reported as > 'ACPI: Dell FX 09' > > Thanks! > J. > _______________________________________________ > 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" > I was able to get 6.2 to install on a Vostro with stock BIOS settings but couldn't get the system to recognize the network card. network. Just for reference - Knoppix, Ubuntu, FreesBie live CDs, and a straight install of Ubuntu 7.04 didn't work either. There is something strange about this computer.....Windows XP, ofcourse, works.
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