Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:02:52 +1100 From: Peter Clutton <peterclutton@gmail.com> To: Derek Tracy <tracyde@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.0 on Sony Laptop Message-ID: <57416b300511131402o2a9cad97ic4cf3c1647808b3a@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <9999810b0511130559g1cb28d38ie3eeb561d8ccfe46@mail.gmail.com> References: <9999810b0511130559g1cb28d38ie3eeb561d8ccfe46@mail.gmail.com>
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On 11/14/05, Derek Tracy <tracyde@gmail.com> wrote: > I have finally decided to ditch Gentoo for FreeBSD especially since the n= ew > release is out now, but I have ran into a huge problem. > Upon trying to boot the install CD (I have tried both the bootonly and > official cd1) I get to sysinstall but when I try and partition the disks = it > tells me it can not find any of the disks. I have been doing some researc= h > on this and a few people were able to install the 5.4 release (I have not Well I'm afraid I can only make a similar comment. I have FreeBSD 5.4 release running smoothly on my Vaio. I wouldn't imagine the device.hints can help you, it sounds like the hardware isn't compatible or something and it can't see it. Exactly what is the laptop - make/model/specs. What hard drive, and what bus is it attached to? Are there any error messages on the emergency holographic shell, i think you can check with alt-F4.
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