From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 14 02:15:40 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CBD9F1065670 for ; Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:15:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ganbold@micom.mng.net) Received: from publicd.ub.mng.net (publicd.ub.mng.net [202.179.0.88]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 82B168FC16 for ; Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:15:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ganbold@micom.mng.net) Received: from [202.179.0.164] (helo=daemon.micom.mng.net) by publicd.ub.mng.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.69 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1LMug4-0007ZM-48; Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:36:16 +0800 Message-ID: <496D41A3.2040306@micom.mng.net> Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:36:35 +0800 From: Ganbold User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (X11/20080415) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Harald Servat References: In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 OpenPGP: id=78F6425E Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: lenovo t400 does not start 7.1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:15:41 -0000 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? > Please try setting "Integrated Graphics" or "Switchable Graphics" mode on Display setting in BIOS. AFAICT it is known issue and FreeBSD doesn't boot when set to Discrete Graphics in BIOS. Ganbold > Thank you. > -- Too often I find that the volume of paper expands to fill the available briefcases. -- Governor Jerry Brown