Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:48:38 -0800 From: "Garrett Cooper" <yanefbsd@gmail.com> To: "Harald Servat" <redcrash@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Oleksandr Tymoshenko <gonzo@bluezbox.com> Subject: Re: lenovo t400 does not start 7.1 Message-ID: <7d6fde3d0901131748pc25c1c0y87ff1d2400b7b815@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <7d6fde3d0901131747m615fc8afr52cc6bd8ba742dd9@mail.gmail.com> References: <d825e0270901131057o12d5e320p6a4182bc9dbf3fe0@mail.gmail.com> <496CEFBE.8030007@bluezbox.com> <d825e0270901131240o37d58120p58244107cd6bf7fe@mail.gmail.com> <d825e0270901131404r7dae53a5i13e091faa55c51a3@mail.gmail.com> <7d6fde3d0901131747m615fc8afr52cc6bd8ba742dd9@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 5:47 PM, Garrett Cooper <yanefbsd@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 2:04 PM, Harald Servat <redcrash@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 9:40 PM, Harald Servat <redcrash@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> >> Uhm... FreeBSD 7.0 i386 CD1 behaves in the same manner. It frozes when >> spinning the backslash symbol. >> >> The BIOS reports 4GB of RAM and SATA disk configured in AHCI mode. Should I >> look for something unusual? and how? >> >> Thank you. > > Could you try booting with verbose information (option 5)? Also, > have you tried disabling ACPI, or switching AHCI over to > EIDE/compatible mode? > Thanks, > -Garrett Also, try upgrading your BIOS to the latest version, if at all possible. -Garrett
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