Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 19:06:16 -0400 From: Andrew BOGECHO <andrewb@cs.mcgill.ca> To: Doug Reynolds <mav@wastegate.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Boot CD crashes Thinkpad iSeries 1300 (Model 11719XU) Message-ID: <20010930190616.A3750@cs.mcgill.ca> In-Reply-To: <200109300556.BAA79491@ccn.CS.McGill.CA>; from mav@wastegate.net on Sun, Sep 30, 2001 at 01:55:28AM -0400 References: <200109300556.BAA79491@ccn.CS.McGill.CA>
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Sun Sep 30 19:05:35 EDT 2001 I do not know how to do that. Please let me know. Andrew. On Sun, Sep 30, 2001 at 01:55:28AM -0400, Doug Reynolds wrote: > On Fri, 28 Sep 2001 22:12:42 -0400, Andrew BOGECHO wrote: > > >I have to setup an IBM Thinkpad, the user wanted Linux, on it, but > >because this model has a CDRW drive, Redhat 7.1, Mandrake 8.0 and > >Mandrake 8.1 all seem to hang on the install. > > > >Thinking that maybe the user would finally appreciate the beauty > >of FreeBSD, I tried installing 4.4-RELEASE, but it hangs as soon > >as it gets to: > > > >usb0: SMM does not respond, resetting > > > >The same problem happens to FreeBSD 4.3 and FreeBSD 4.1.1. I also > >tried NetBSD but that also hangs. > > > >So currently, I am stuck with a laptop that only has windows and a > >large stack of newly burned CDs (which I have tested, and work on > >other machines). I have also looked into the BIOS, and saw no way of > >disabling USB. > > try disabling usb in the kernal config when you are booting for the > first time > > --- > doug reynolds | the maverick | mav@wastegate.net > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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