From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 12 18:24:04 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2CFD716A4CE for ; Wed, 12 Jan 2005 18:24:04 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hotmail.com (bay101-f19.bay101.hotmail.com [64.4.56.29]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA7C643D46 for ; Wed, 12 Jan 2005 18:24:03 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from blindboy@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 12 Jan 2005 10:24:03 -0800 Message-ID: Received: from 193.128.86.52 by by101fd.bay101.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 12 Jan 2005 18:23:39 GMT X-Originating-IP: [193.128.86.52] X-Originating-Email: [blindboy@hotmail.com] X-Sender: blindboy@hotmail.com In-Reply-To: <41E50528.2050906@nbritton.org> From: "James Mathers" To: freebsd@nbritton.org Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 18:23:39 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Jan 2005 18:24:03.0033 (UTC) FILETIME=[E49A6C90:01C4F8D3] cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems booting X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 18:24:04 -0000 Thanks very much - this solved my problem. ----Original Message Follows---- From: Nikolas Britton <freebsd@nbritton.org> To: James Mathers <blindboy@hotmail.com> CC: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems booting Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 05:08:24 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: from sccimhc92.asp.att.net ([63.240.76.166]) by mc8-f15.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6824); Wed, 12 Jan 2005 03:09:02 -0800 Received: from [192.168.1.10] (12-223-129-46.client.insightbb.com[12.223.129.46]) by sccimhc92.asp.att.net (sccimhc92) with ESMTP id <20050112110825i9200ispqfe>; Wed, 12 Jan 2005 11:08:25 +0000 X-Message-Info: JGTYoYF78jFMHZJ4leNsWYaS81tTYPoE User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 (X11/20041230) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en References: <BAY101-DAV805EEC01A47E40E19C975D6920@phx.gbl> Return-Path: freebsd@nbritton.org X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Jan 2005 11:09:02.0663 (UTC) FILETIME=[1F920570:01C4F897] James Mathers wrote: >Hi, > >I'm trying to install FreeBSD 5.3 on my Toshiba Tecra 9100, using >the 5.3 boot-only CD, which I burnt from an iso I downloaded. >Unfortunately, it hangs in the Freebsd boot-up sequence after the >bootloader had loaded with the last message being: " uhci3: >[GIANT-LOCKED]". > >I think it's related to the bug reported in this link : >http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-bugs/2004-October/009618.html, >but I'm unable to determine what the best course of action is from >here. Has anyone else experienced this problem? Any, if so, how did >you get around it? > > > Disable USB in the BIOS and try it again. You could also try verbose loading, safe mode, and disable ACPI at the boot menu if that doesn't help.