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Reply-To: "Predius" <predius@netzero.net>
From: "Predius" <predius@netzero.net>
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Subject: Re: Sony PCG-R505JLK
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 10:33:07 -0500
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I had similar problems booting anything post FreeBSD 4.1Rel on my Toshiba
Satellite, turns out it was the pccard driver buggering up the works.  Get
into the bios on that laptop, and if it'll let you, force the pccard into
16bit 'compatibility' mode.  That should get you going.

Joshua Coombs

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger" <Roger.Savard@henoc.com>
To: <freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Friday, December 14, 2001 5:09 AM
Subject: Sony PCG-R505JLK


> Good morning, it is 05:00 am here...
>
> I just recevied my new Sony Laptop, but I'm stuck in the
> installation process. I tried the 4.4 iso image, even
> the RH 7.2 and the Solaris Intel CD's.
>
> I purchased this laptop because, I used and am still
> using a Z505 without a glitch (only the memory stick
> had to be disabled).
>
> In the installation process at the very begining when
> the kernel boots it freezes at :
>
> ad0: 14403MB <TOSHIBA MK1517GAP> [2964/16/63] at ata0-master UDMA100
> Mounting root from ufs:/dev/md0c
>
> Any ideas, before I return this ... laptop.
>
>
http://www.sonystyle.ca/webapp/commerce/servlet/ProductDisplay?merchant_rn=1
&prrfnbr=57545&display=features
>
>
> --
> Roger@henoc.com http://henoc.com
> Network Admin / Unix Consultant Montreal, Qc, Canada
>
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