From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 9 13:45:34 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3990416A4CE for ; Tue, 9 Dec 2003 13:45:34 -0800 (PST) Received: from guldan.demon.nl (cust.13.38.adsl.cistron.nl [62.216.13.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F66943D09 for ; Tue, 9 Dec 2003 13:45:21 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from robert@guldan.demon.nl) Received: from bombur.guldan.demon.nl ([192.168.1.3] helo=localhost) by guldan.demon.nl with esmtp (Exim 4.24; FreeBSD) id 1ATpfb-0006Me-3K for freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org; Tue, 09 Dec 2003 22:45:27 +0100 Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 22:45:22 +0100 From: Robert Blacquiere To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20031209214522.GB66019@bombur.guldan.demon.nl> References: <20031209150801.H94358-100000@m-net.arbornet.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20031209150801.H94358-100000@m-net.arbornet.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: Spam detection software, running on the system "thorin.guldan.demon.nl", hasmessageblock similar future email. If you have any questions, see the administrator of that system for details.wrote: > Hi, > > I bought an Armada m300 (it came with no floppy or laptop, i've got the same notebook and the intel pxe boot works. There is a document on the web about jumpstarting FreeBSD that's a usefull guide to do the install. [...] Content analysis details: (0.0 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description -------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Has anyone tried this trick? X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2003 21:45:34 -0000 On Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 03:46:10PM -0500, Lei Z wrote: > Hi, > > I bought an Armada m300 (it came with no floppy or CD-ROM drive) from ebay > a few days ago. Try pxebooting of the laptop, i've got the same notebook and the intel pxe boot works. There is a document on the web about jumpstarting FreeBSD that's a usefull guide to do the install. >I tried various possibilities to get this to work. When > the laptop hard disk was in the desktop, it worked flawlessly just like a > regular desktop hard disk with every OS I tested with including DOS, win > 98, win2k (no chance to try FreeBSD yet). But after I put it back to the > laptop with installed OS, the partition was recognized and bootable only > when DOS was installed. When the primary partion was installed with win98, > or win2k, the disk is simply not bootable. Also, DOS extended partition is > not recognized in the laptop either. I created the primary partition under > DOS, during Windows 2000 installation, or under desktop's Windows XP > (laptop disk mounted as slave), but the results were mostly the same. Net boot seems to be a good alternative. > > Is this a BIOS incompatibility, or something else? Has anybody got > successful experience with this trick? A quick search showed that Armada > m300 doesn't seem to have a special reserved partition like some other > laptops. Thanks for any hints, suggestions to get this work. > > Leo > > Robert -- Microsoft: Where do you want to go today? Linux: Where do you want to go tomorrow? FreeBSD: Are you guys coming or what? OpenBSD: Hey guys you left some holes out there!