Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 08:10:11 GMT From: des@des.no (Dag-Erling =?utf-8?Q?Sm=C3=B8rgrav?=) To: freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: standards/112635: Hang during boot installation Message-ID: <200705140810.l4E8ABv5011437@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR i386/112635; it has been noted by GNATS. From: des@des.no (Dag-Erling =?utf-8?Q?Sm=C3=B8rgrav?=) To: Renaud Pagin <renaud.pagin@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: standards/112635: Hang during boot installation Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 09:46:16 +0200 Renaud Pagin<renaud.pagin@gmail.com> writes: > Use freeBSD 6.2 DVD edition on USB DVD-Reader on IBM Xseries 100 Station. > > The bootloader start but loading DVD stop with only the cursors stopped (= / ). > > Try many time, played with almost all options in Bios but no way to go fu= rther. > > Checked the media and DVD! This is a common problem when booting from USB media. The FreeBSD boot loader switches to protected mode very early, and many USB BIOSes seem to have a problem with that. There really isn't much you can do about it. DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@des.no
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