Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:16:42 -0400 From: "Kevin" <k@kevinkevin.com> To: "'ian j hart'" <ianjhart@ntlworld.com>, <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Cc: "'Carlos A. M. dos Santos'" <unixmania@gmail.com>, 'Kevin K' <kkutzko@teksavvy.com>, 'Torfinn Ingolfsen' <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> Subject: RE: HP Pavilion dv2000 laptop wont boot off install cd Message-ID: <4e6601c8ed76$5f52e0d0$1df8a270$@com> In-Reply-To: <200807241106.01514.ianjhart@ntlworld.com> References: <x76184x1216179819x@lurza.secnetix.de> <005301c8eb2d$113598c0$33a0ca40$@com> <e71790db0807210851t4c242e63hda8db8386641c736@mail.gmail.com> <200807241106.01514.ianjhart@ntlworld.com>
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> > Try to disable kbdmux before booting. Jump to the loader prompt and > type: > > > > set hint.kbdmux.0.disabled=1 > > boot -v > > > Can you try > > set hw.ata.atapi_dma=0 > > from the loader prompt. > > It's a long shot but it just might work. > > As it's a laptop, you might need to do all the other stuff as well. I was finally able to get it to boot. Here's what I did : 1. Bringing up the boot choice menu before the loader starts to let the cdrom settle before selecting to boot off cd 2. Entering "set hint.kbdmux.0.disabled=1" in the boot loader prompt What happened, unfortunately, was the USB keyboard I had plugged into the laptop didn't work after the command in #2, obviously. I'm not sure if this will happen every time I boot, or perhaps will work if I plug in the keyboard after waiting to boot, but at the very least I can get into sysinstall now. I will be installing 7-release this weekend and I will post any relevant updates in this thread. Thank you all for your help and assistance in this matter, it is greatly appreciated. ~k
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