Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 23:09:18 -0700 From: Matt <sendtomatt@gmail.com> To: Johannes Dieterich <dieterich.johannes@googlemail.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Boot halts on Thinkpad X220 (Sandy Bridge) Message-ID: <4DD3628E.5070604@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4DD309DE.4020301@gmail.com> References: <19EF3F42C9518C4C0FA4219F@mac-pro.magehandbook.com> <4DD309DE.4020301@gmail.com>
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On 05/17/11 16:50, Johannes Dieterich wrote: > On 05/17/2011 06:31 PM, Daniel Staal wrote: >> (Sorry I can't reply to anyone, I just joined the list. I saw this >> discussion in the archives and thought I should join in.) >> >> I've managed to boot a X220i using -CURRENT as of last night. I got >> some help on -questions to get it done though. From a blank machine, >> you'll need either a non-USB boot device with FreeBSD media (untested) >> or a USB keyboard. If you are using a USB keyboard >> >> set hint.atkbd.0.disabled=1 >> >> to install, and use the USB keyboard during installation. Then on the >> first reboot in the BIOS set 'USB UEFI BIOS' to disabled. (This means >> you can't boot from a USB device.) >> >> At that point, the machine will boot fine. I've tried 8.2-RELEASE, the >> last amd64 -CURRENT I could find on the FreeBSD website, and -CURRENT as >> of 2011-05-16. >> >> I'm building a couple of ports at the moment, and want to reboot with a >> couple of config changes in the loader to see if I can get the WiFi >> recognized. As soon as I do that I can post my dmesg someplace. > Thanks a lot for the very valuable hint! :-) Booting the amd64 > installation medium works now, I will report after the install whether > the second part also works for me (but I am pretty sure of it). > > Thanks a lot again! :-) > > Johannes Dieterich > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > I'm not on a sandy bridge, but a core2 based lenovo thinkpad (SL410, I seem to have this thing fully supported finally...f-keys, sd card etc!). I've noticed that BTX halts about 60% of the time for me via DVD. My keyboard also does not work at login prompt or elsewhere (during fsck...faster!) until after about 2-3 keypresses, after which it's fine. BTX via CD/DVD actually seems to work better if i start impatiently hitting the keyboard when "-" appears. I'm not sure if this is a related issue. I also had amd64 btx problems on a Dell desktop, so it might be a SATA/scsi/cam timeout thing. Never had a problem on server hardware, although most of those boxes were Opterons (and thus associated chipsets). I've come to view FreeBSD dvd boots as a form of gambling. Matt
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