Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 21:18:01 -0500 From: Jerry Sloan <gasloan@direcway.com> To: Jerry Sloan <gasloan@direcway.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems installing on Sager Laptop Message-ID: <41DB4E59.4050200@direcway.com> In-Reply-To: <41DB4706.1060705@direcway.com> References: <41DABB14.4010700@direcway.com> <20050104175408.GB15819@odin.ac.hmc.edu> <41DB201C.2090704@direcway.com> <20050104231557.GA10572@odin.ac.hmc.edu> <41DB4706.1060705@direcway.com>
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Jerry Sloan wrote: > Brooks Davis wrote: > >> On Tue, Jan 04, 2005 at 06:00:44PM -0500, Jerry Sloan wrote: >> >> >>> Brooks Davis wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Tue, Jan 04, 2005 at 10:49:40AM -0500, Jerry Sloan wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> I am attempting to do an ftp install of FreeBSD release on an >>>>> older Sager laptop. Pentium MMX. I go through the floppy part and >>>>> when I am able to setup partitions it says No Disk found. The boot >>>>> floppy finds the disk as disk1. Any and all help will be appreciated. >>>>> >>>> >>>> You're going to have to provide a lot more information for use to do >>>> anything for you. >>>> >>>> Which version of FreeBSD are you using? What do you mean by "The boot >>>> floppy finds the disk as disk1"? Can you see anything that looks >>>> like a >>>> disk drive or controler in the dmesg? >>>> >>> >>> Sorry for not being more specific. I am trying to install 5.3 >>> Release over the net. When I boot from the boot floppy to do the >>> setup one of the first things I see on the screen BIOS drive c: >>> =disk1. I'm not sure if a controller or hard drive is showing in >>> dmesg since it moves by so fast, and it isn't being created anywhere. >>> >> >> >> Appearing in the BIOS means that the BIOS knows how to talk to it, >> nothing more nothing less. For all we know it could be a clay-tablet >> printer/scanner system. :-) It would be really nice if you could find a >> way to get the dmesg, but I'm not sure what sort of options you'll have. >> Perhaps a fixit floppy. >> >> Could you try 4.10 or a 4.11 RC? It seems likely you have an ATA >> controller that we aren't supporting, but it's hard to say. It's >> entirely possible it's supported in an older version and support was >> accidentally dropped because no one else has such a beast. Certainly >> Pentium class laptops tend to be a bit weird. I wouldn't really expect >> one to work well with 5.3. >> >> -- Brooks >> >> >> > I have 4.5 also, so I am trying that. You are probably right. I am > only doing this so I can work on a CGI project propped up in bed in > the evenings..hahahah > > Thanks > Jerry > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Ok, that didn't work either..but I did get this from when it was booting ata0-master timeout waiting for int ata0-master identity failed Jerry
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