Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:45:11 -0400 From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org, Robert Peters <r2p2.gw@googlemail.com> Subject: Re: amd64/166229: [boot] Unable to install FreeBSD 9 on Acer Extensa 5220 Message-ID: <201203271045.11534.jhb@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <201203261420.q2QEKCr1002112@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <201203261420.q2QEKCr1002112@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Monday, March 26, 2012 10:20:12 am Robert Peters wrote: > The following reply was made to PR amd64/166229; it has been noted by GNATS. > > From: Robert Peters <r2p2.gw@googlemail.com> > To: bug-followup@freebsd.org, r2p2.gw@googlemail.com > Cc: > Subject: Re: amd64/166229: [boot] Unable to install FreeBSD 9 on Acer Extensa 5220 > Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:14:57 +0200 > > It seems that I am unable to do that. Documentation does not describe > well enough for me, how to enter the ddb. And there is still the open > question if the ddb is enabled in the live cd kernel. If not it would > be hard to enable it without booting it. I will try all what is needed > if it is documented well enough for a potato (me). Hmm, normally on the video console one would just use Ctrl-Alt-Esc. However, it may very well be that we do not include DDB in the release kernels. :( -- John Baldwin
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