Date: Sun, 7 Nov 1999 21:48:03 -0800 (PST) From: Kip Macy <kip@lyris.com> To: Jacques Vidrine <n@nectar.com> Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: hang at probing devices screen on VAIO505 Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.4.05.9911072145491.10093-100000@luna> In-Reply-To: <19991107231958.B8CBA1D7A@bone.nectar.com>
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Thanks to all. I will do that. I was seriously worried that I might have to install Linux. -Kip On Sun, 7 Nov 1999, Jacques Vidrine wrote: > On 7 November 1999 at 11:36, Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> wrote: > > Turn off the 'memory stick' device in the BIOS setup screen. It > > appears that on those machines it either lookes like an IDE device, or > > at least lives in that address range, and gets our probes all in a tizz. > > Actually sysinstall gets confused when it tries to read its disklabel > (which must fail, because there is no memory card in the slot). I think > this is brain damage in the VAIO -- it is as if the memory card slot is > not a removable device ... > > But yes, as Mike says, the work around is to disable it during the > install. > -- > Jacques Vidrine / n@nectar.com / nectar@FreeBSD.org > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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