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Date:      Thu, 13 Feb 2003 22:17:33 -0800
From:      "joseph grundy" <joseph.grundy@rightsolve.com>
To:        <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: problem with install
Message-ID:  <52A4A27E6D12FA42B419BC981FB06FDF030F90@earthquake.rightsolve.com>

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Hello
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how would I disable acpi? I do not know what it goes to in the bios.
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Thanks

	-----Original Message-----=20
	From: Thomas Spreng [mailto:spreng@socket.ch]=20
	Sent: Thu 2/13/2003 10:10 PM=20
	To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org=20
	Cc:=20
	Subject: Re: problem with install
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	Hi,
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	On Thu, Feb 13, 2003 at 09:55:49PM -0800, joseph grundy wrote:
	> I am having problems trying to install FreeBSD.
	> I have installed in before on different machines, but now this is the =
only one I have. I would like to have FreeBSD as my main OS on the =
machine.
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	> When I put in the bootable cd and restart the computer, I get to the =
boot section where it says
	> Hit enter or wait 9 seconds to boot
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	> I hit enter and get the follow
	> /boot/kernel/acpi.ko test=3D0x3985c data=3D0x1978+0xb2k =
sysms=3D[0x4+0x6010+0x4+0x7994 ]
	> then the line below it is spinning and stops and freezes.
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	it seems that there is a problem with the acpi kernel module. Can you =
disable acpi
	in you bios? If yes, try booting without acpi. Or maybe you can disable =
some modules
	in the boot loader menu (but im not sure about that).
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	> I have tried 4.2, 4.4, 4.7. and 5.0 releases all lock in the same =
place. I have windows 2000 server on first 40 gigs of a 60 gig HD.
	> Inside the machine are
	> Intel 850 MV motherboard
	> 2 256 sticks of rambus and 2 dummy cards to terminate unused memory =
slots
	> geforce 3
	> Audigy Plat
	> Intel 10/100 pro NIC
	> adaptec 2940 scsi card
	> dvd player ( used for install )
	> cdrw scsi
	> cd rom scsi
	> secondary 60 gig HD
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	Sorry, these are just suggestions as i dont know where the problem =
really is...
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	cheers,
	        tom
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