Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:40:41 +0100 From: "Harald Servat" <redcrash@gmail.com> To: "Oleksandr Tymoshenko" <gonzo@bluezbox.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: lenovo t400 does not start 7.1 Message-ID: <d825e0270901131240o37d58120p58244107cd6bf7fe@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <496CEFBE.8030007@bluezbox.com> References: <d825e0270901131057o12d5e320p6a4182bc9dbf3fe0@mail.gmail.com> <496CEFBE.8030007@bluezbox.com>
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On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 8:47 PM, Oleksandr Tymoshenko <gonzo@bluezbox.com>wrote: > Harald Servat wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I downloaded FreeBSD 7.1 (DVD iso image) for amd64 architecture (with >> correct SHA256 checksum), but I'm unable to start the system (Lenovo >> T400). >> >> The boot process starts fine, the BTX messages appear, the 7-option menu >> also appears, but when I hit enter (or when I choose start without ACPI or >> start in safe mode) the \ symbols starts spinning for a while and then >> freezes. >> >> I also tried with the 7.1-amd64-CD1, 7.1-i386-CD1 and a snapshot of >> 8.0-CURRENT dated from December. And the result is the same for all of >> them. >> >> Does anyone have any idea on what can be happening? Or at least, how can >> I >> gather more information about this issue? >> > Not sure about install CDs but I tried all these systems on my t400. > I installed 7.0 then upgraded it to 7.1 and when it turned out that > atheros is not 100% supported by it I upgraded to CURRENT. (I used cvsup > for upgrades). What is your HW configuration? > > Ok, thanks... I'll give a try to 7.0, and let's see if it works. -- _________________________________________________________________ Empty your memory, with a free()... like a pointer! If you cast a pointer to an integer, it becomes an integer, if you cast a pointer to a struct, it becomes a struct. The pointer can crash..., and can overflow. Be a pointer my friend...
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