From owner-freebsd-mobile Fri Oct 2 07:28:47 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id HAA04771 for freebsd-mobile-outgoing; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 07:28:47 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from hackerz.org (hackerz.org [209.31.146.67]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id HAA04754 for ; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 07:28:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from randy@hackerz.org) Received: (from randy@localhost) by hackerz.org (8.9.0/8.9.0) id KAA07900; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 10:30:07 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <19981002103006.36430@hackerz.org> Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 10:30:06 -0400 From: Charles Quarri To: Jonathan Kaplan Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Thinkpad 600 References: <000001bdedd2$6e7ad260$0b0a0a0a@mmx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.88 In-Reply-To: <000001bdedd2$6e7ad260$0b0a0a0a@mmx>; from Jonathan Kaplan on Fri, Oct 02, 1998 at 12:01:08AM -0700 Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Quoting Jonathan Kaplan (kaplan@ricochet.net): > Randy, > > I'm unable to get FreeBSD 2.2.7 booted/installed onto my Thinkpad 600. I > can sucessfully boot off the CD, but the system hangs shortly after I get > through the configuration/conflict menu -- it burps out a short, rapid burst > of beeps and locks up. Its a plain vanilla system with 96M of memory, and I > have RedHat 5.1 running without any problems. There is a problem with the way FreeBSD detechs memory on the ThinkPad 600. I was able to get it to work in the following manner: Install FreeBSD with just the built-in memory (32 Meg). Rebuild the kernel with OPTION "MAXMEM=xxx" where xxx is the amount of memory you will install (use the number that show up when the machine is booting with all the memory). Install the new kernel, shut the box down, install the memory and boot. It worked for me, though your milage may vary. > I'm new to BSD and have been spoiled by the easy installation of RH. I've > greatly appreciate any hints/pointers to getting 2.2.7 installed on my 600, > getting the PAO stuff to work, getting the built-in modem working, etc. I do not think there is any chance of getting the modem to work, at least not in the near future. It is a funky DSP modem that is actually programmed by the Winblow driver. There isn't support for it under FreeBSD, yet (I can dream, can't I)... I hope this helps. > > Thanks in advance. Your Welcome.... or should I say "No Problem"... ;-) C. Quarri To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message