From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Sep 29 22:56: 9 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtp1.mx.pitdc1.stargate.net (smtp1.mx.pitdc1.stargate.net [206.210.69.141]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 696D937B408 for ; Sat, 29 Sep 2001 22:56:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 20314 invoked from network); 30 Sep 2001 05:56:20 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO wastegate.net) (209.166.133.100) by smtp1.mx.pitdc1.stargate.net with SMTP; 30 Sep 2001 05:56:20 -0000 Received: (qmail 9651 invoked from network); 30 Sep 2001 05:55:59 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mother) (192.168.1.2) by 192.168.1.1 with SMTP; 30 Sep 2001 05:55:59 -0000 From: "Doug Reynolds" To: "Andrew BOGECHO" , "questions@FreeBSD.ORG" Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 01:55:28 -0400 Reply-To: "Doug Reynolds" X-Mailer: PMMail 98 Professional (2.01.1600) For Windows 98 (4.10.2222) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Boot CD crashes Thinkpad iSeries 1300 (Model 11719XU) Message-Id: <20010930055606.696D937B408@hub.freebsd.org> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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