From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 14 02:18:10 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 A74861065670 for ; Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:18:10 +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 5E26E8FC1A for ; Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:18:10 +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 1LMvKG-0007pH-TW; Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:17:48 +0800 Message-ID: <496D4B60.5050807@micom.mng.net> Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:18:08 +0800 From: Ganbold User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (X11/20080415) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Harald Servat References: <496D41A3.2040306@micom.mng.net> In-Reply-To: <496D41A3.2040306@micom.mng.net> 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 02:18:11 -0000 Ganbold 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? >> > > 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. Or maybe it boots but nothing shows on screen. Ganbold