From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 15 07:28:40 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 32312106564A for ; Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:28:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ganbold@micom.mng.net) Received: from publicd.ub.mng.net (publicd.ub.mng.net [202.179.0.88]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD28D8FC1A for ; Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:28:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ganbold@micom.mng.net) Received: from [202.179.0.164] (helo=daemon.micom.mng.net) by publicd.ub.mng.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.69 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1LNMeH-000H50-8L; Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:28:17 +0800 Message-ID: <496EE5A5.3090105@micom.mng.net> Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:28:37 +0800 From: Ganbold User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (X11/20080415) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Harald Servat References: <496D41A3.2040306@micom.mng.net> <496D4B60.5050807@micom.mng.net> In-Reply-To: X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 OpenPGP: id=78F6425E Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: lenovo t400 does not start 7.1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:28:40 -0000 Harald Servat wrote: > However, let me tell you what I've found now (I tried these options in the > following order). > > ** > a) I've started with option 2 (ACPI disabled) because I read somewhere > that FreeBSD did not support Lenovo T400's ACPI. > > The system boots and freezes after showing > (something related with Timecounters) > md0: Preloaded image 4194304 bytes at > Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/md0 > > b) When I chose option Safe mode (3, IIRC) > > Happens the same as a) > > c) I've tried with verbose logging (option 5, I think) > > The initialization dumps a lot of debugging information and after some > time, it brings me the "Choosing region" screen. I didn't get further > because I will not install the system right now (I have to prepare the > backups first ;) ) > > I tried to use ScrollLock + RePag to look for the conflicting line found > in a) or any suspicious message but it didn't work. I also tried with an > holographic shell and the livefs without luck. > > d) I also tried option 1 (default boot) -- just in order to check. > > It also worked. Like c) but without debugging information. > > ** > > So, right now, it seems that the system allows me to begin the > installation of FreeBSD 7.1 amd64 on the T400 but I'm scared due to the lack > of functionality of options 2 and 3. This behavior is not normal, is it? Any > thoughts about this? > I'm using Integrated graphics right now, didn't try option 2,3. I have to find firewire cable to check whether there is something going on when booting with Discrete graphics. You can install FreeBSD with integrated graphics and configure network, ssh etc. and then later try to boot with Discrete graphics. As boot screen stops with |, and as kib@ suggests some time later you can check the machine from the network whether you can login to it via ssh. Also you can try to ping at that time. You can also observe hard disk activity light. If you can ping or ssh then I guess it means boot works and it loads kernel, but something is not allowing to display on the screen. Ganbold -- BACHELOR: A guy who is footloose and fiancee-free.