From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 27 15:03:51 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 508C516A420 for ; Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:03:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from duncan.fbsd@gmail.com) Received: from smtp122.sbc.mail.sp1.yahoo.com (smtp122.sbc.mail.sp1.yahoo.com [69.147.64.95]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3820513C46A for ; Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:03:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from duncan.fbsd@gmail.com) Received: (qmail 23861 invoked from network); 27 Jul 2007 14:37:11 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO pres1750.airedalians.com) (donaldj@ameritech.net@75.7.74.134 with plain) by smtp122.sbc.mail.sp1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 27 Jul 2007 14:37:11 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: xuI.nQMVM1m9KLD_fb5y0VgfOESlOlcj4GProAwo_FrPUsl2JEZAZKQ2Kdw3pPWZ_Bv4G5vawg-- From: "Donald J. O'Neill" To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:37:05 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200707270937.05641.duncan.fbsd@gmail.com> Cc: Sergio =?iso-8859-1?q?Andr=E9s_Ligregni_Arredondo?= Subject: Re: I wanna use FreeBSD in my laptop and it stucks booting (i can't even install it) X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:03:51 -0000 On Thursday 26 July 2007 07:26:33 pm Sergio Andr=E9s Ligregni Arredondo wro= te: > Hi!, listen, I have a COMPAQ Presario V2615LA (laptop) with AMD Sempron > 1.83Ghz 256 MB RAM 40 GB HDI have also the FreeBSD i386 6.2 CD (I also > tried with 6.1 and it's the same, or 6.2 alpha and it doesn't works) When= I > put the CD into my drive, and I boot from it, it appears the FreeBSD > booting MENU, and I choose 1 (default)(I also tried with single user, ACPI > disabled, safe mode) and it starts loading the devices, but, almost in the > end of that (I said almost because I have a desktop and there it works OK, > and when the following message appears, is almost the finish) the loading > process stucks in a line that says: > > Timecounter ticks every 1.000 msec > > And the HD led keeps turned on, but the CD drive led turns off (I mean it= 's > not reading anything from CD).OK, be patiently you could say, but, I have > waited 2 hours or more and int doesn't seem to progress. THE FOLLOWING IS > JUST FOR GIVE YOU MORE IDEA THAT MY PROBLEM IS: > I had installed Ubuntu linux (I am pretty sure FreeBSD is more powerful > than linux, that's why I didn't keep Ubuntu), I said that because Ubuntu = is > for i386 arquitecture and it is not too compatible as FreeBSD, I think, if > it runs linux, it sure runs FreeBSD (and my laptop's arquitecture is not > extraordinary, I think is pretty common)! > > I have asked on freebsd-question (they sent me here) and they confirm that > my arquitecture is i386, so I have the right CD, and which I said, I > installed FreeBSD in my desktop but in an external (USB) Hard Drive, when= I > boot from this, it stucks at the same line, so my CD drive is ok, I really > want to install it in my laptop because I almost always out home > (university). I really don't know where is the real problem, but I was > wondering if changing some variables with 6 (go to prompt) and disabling > some drives or something > > THANK YOUSergio Ligregni3rd semester student Computer Systems > EngineeringTecnological Institute of Quer=E9taro, M=E9xico Hi Sergio, You may want to look at what BIOS you have installed. I think HP and Compaq= =20 have been using a BIOS that doesn't work with FreeBSD. It will work with=20 Opensuse and, of course, Window$. My HP DV9010us came with the 1st BIOS upgrade. It would load and install=20 =46reeBSD, but the processor wasn't recognized as a dual-core and what was= =20 recognized ran at about half speed. The next BIOS upgrade (and all later=20 ones) would not install FreeBSD. I finally got fedup, installed the origina= l=20 BIOS (the one before the one that came with my HP) and everything appears t= o=20 be working as it should. Don