Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 01:55:28 -0400 From: "Doug Reynolds" <mav@wastegate.net> To: "Andrew BOGECHO" <andrewb@cs.mcgill.ca>, "questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Boot CD crashes Thinkpad iSeries 1300 (Model 11719XU) Message-ID: <20010930055606.696D937B408@hub.freebsd.org>
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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
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