From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 22 01:14:38 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B48DE16A4E1 for ; Tue, 22 Aug 2006 01:14:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu) Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (clunix.cl.msu.edu [35.9.2.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 507A743D45 for ; Tue, 22 Aug 2006 01:14:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu) Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.13.6+Sun/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k7M1EW3t002015; Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:14:32 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.13.6+Sun/8.13.6/Submit) id k7M1EVUT002014; Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:14:31 -0400 (EDT) From: Jerry McAllister Message-Id: <200608220114.k7M1EVUT002014@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: derek@computinginnovations.com (Derek Ragona) Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:14:31 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <6.0.0.22.2.20060821183608.025870f8@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL7] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Jerry McAllister , questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing on IBM Z61t X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 01:14:38 -0000 > > I would check that you have the IDE interface enabled that the CD plugs > into. Have you tried booting other bootable CD's like a WinXP CD just to > see if you get it to boot from CD. I don't happen to have any other bootable CDs handy. But, I was able to read CDs on that drive in XP. They were just videos, etc. They were not bootable, though, so I didn't attempt to boot with them. ////jerry > > -Derek > > > At 05:20 PM 8/21/2006, Jerry McAllister wrote: > >Hi All, > > > >I am trying to set up a notebook computer for someone (I only have > >towers and rackmount servers running FreeBSD myself). > > > >The machine is an IBM Z61t Lenova with 2 GHz Intel CPU, 1 GB memory > >The BIOS version is 1.06 (7FET46WW) of 2006-04-27 > > > >I has an: ATAPI CD0:MATSHITADVD-RAM UK-842-(PM) cd/dvd reader/burner. > > > >I got a USB floppy and put it on too. > > > >The boot order in BIOS is currently CD, Floppy Hard disk > > > >I have switched floppy and CD a couple of times and removed > >a number of other thing from the boot order - mostly things > >that are not actually on the machine. > > > >I was able to boot Partition Magic with the USB floppy and fix up > >the hard disk to make room. I added a FAT32 (#3) slice and an > >undesignated slice (#4). I hoped to add FreeBSD to the undesignated > >slice and use the FAT32 for communication between WinXP and FreeBSD > >since the XP slice was NTFS. > > > >But, it will not boot the FreeBSD 6.1 installation CD - it completely > >ignores it and boots WinXP, even though it looks like it is enabled > >in the BIOS. It doesn't even seem to try booting the CD and fail. > >The BIOS doesn't appear to talk to it at all. > > > >That CD worked fine in another (deskside) machine - a Dell, by > >the way. I had no trouble doing an install with it on that machine. > > > >So, I made a set of 6.1 install floppies. > >Although the Partition Magic (several years old copy) floppies booted > >just fine, when I started to boot from the boot.flp floppy it read it > >and then started repeatedly dumping some message on the screen. It > >just kept scrolling up too fast to read. It looked like it might > >be 5 or 6 lines long. > > > >Just in case it was telling me to put in the kern1.flp, I did that > >and hit enter, but it did not stop scrolling what appeared to be > >the same message, nor did it appear to read that floppy at all. > > > >I have rummaged through the BIOS setup and not found anything that > >jumps out at me that I should turn on or off. I did not find > >anything that looked like 'plug n play'. > > > >So, my obvious question is: (questions are:) > >Is there any hope of installing FreeBSD on this notebook computer? > >Is there something I can turn on or off to make it work? > >Why will the old Partition Magic floppy work, but the new FreeBSD 6.1 not? > >Why doesn't the BIOS even attempt to check the CD for a boot sector, > >but just ignore it completely and boot the HD? > > > >Thanks for any clues or solid informatino, > > > >////jerry > > > >_______________________________________________ > >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > >-- > >This message has been scanned for viruses and > >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > >believed to be clean. > >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. > > > --=====================_11370770==.ALT > Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" > > > > I would check that you have the IDE interface enabled that > the CD plugs into.  Have you tried booting other bootable CD's like > a WinXP CD just to see if you get it to boot from CD.

>         -Derek

>
> At 05:20 PM 8/21/2006, Jerry McAllister wrote:
>
Hi All,

> I am trying to set up a notebook computer for someone (I only have
> towers and rackmount servers running FreeBSD myself).

> The machine is an IBM Z61t Lenova with 2 GHz Intel CPU, 1 GB memory
> The BIOS version is 1.06  (7FET46WW)  of 2006-04-27

> I has an:  ATAPI CD0:MATSHITADVD-RAM UK-842-(PM)  cd/dvd > reader/burner.

> I got a USB floppy and put it on too.

> The boot order in BIOS is currently CD, Floppy Hard disk

> I have switched floppy and CD a couple of times and removed
> a number of other thing from the boot order - mostly things
> that are not actually on the machine.

> I was able to boot Partition Magic with the USB floppy and fix up
> the hard disk to make room.   I added a FAT32 (#3) slice and an >
> undesignated slice (#4).  I hoped to add FreeBSD to the > undesignated
> slice and use the FAT32 for communication between WinXP and FreeBSD
> since the XP slice was NTFS.

> But, it will not boot the FreeBSD 6.1 installation CD - it > completely
> ignores it and boots WinXP, even though it looks like it is enabled
> in the BIOS.   It doesn't even seem to try booting the CD and > fail.
> The BIOS doesn't appear to talk to it at all.

> That CD worked fine in another (deskside) machine - a Dell, by
> the way.   I had no trouble doing an install with it on that > machine.

> So, I made a set of 6.1 install floppies.
> Although the Partition Magic (several years old copy) floppies > booted
> just fine, when I started to boot from the boot.flp floppy it read > it
> and then started repeatedly dumping some message on the screen.  > It
> just kept scrolling up too fast to read.  It looked like it > might
> be 5 or 6 lines long. 

> Just in case it was telling me to put in the kern1.flp, I did that
> and hit enter, but it did not stop scrolling what appeared to be
> the same message, nor did it appear to read that floppy at all.

> I have rummaged through the BIOS setup and not found anything that
> jumps out at me that I should turn on or off.   I did not > find
> anything that looked like 'plug n play'.

> So, my obvious question is: (questions are:)
> Is there any hope of installing FreeBSD on this notebook computer?
> Is there something I can turn on or off to make it work?
> Why will the old Partition Magic floppy work, but the new FreeBSD 6.1 > not?
> Why doesn't the BIOS even attempt to check the CD for a boot > sector,
> but just ignore it completely and boot the HD?

> Thanks for any clues or solid informatino,

> ////jerry

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