Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 17:52:55 -0400 From: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> To: Miguel <luis.henrix@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems with FreeBSD installation Message-ID: <4ad871310908051452y7b75109ag56a652dc7cb23aba@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5b2efe7c0908051445w52a638cfm6eebb2ec42db7132@mail.gmail.com> References: <5b2efe7c0908051401w62088d7en1af537741bd24f89@mail.gmail.com> <4ad871310908051433u6c3fdfadt6ee5af3280a6e89e@mail.gmail.com> <5b2efe7c0908051435g2b1d35a3pf5d4a71af74329d8@mail.gmail.com> <4ad871310908051437l3a24a911le2534ffc964d13b8@mail.gmail.com> <5b2efe7c0908051445w52a638cfm6eebb2ec42db7132@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 5:45 PM, Miguel<luis.henrix@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 10:37 PM, Glen Barber<glen.j.barber@gmail.com> wro= te: >> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Miguel<luis.henrix@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hi Glen, >>> >>>> >>>> Can you try booting with ACPI disabled? =A0It should be option 2 from >>>> the loader menu. >>> >>> Yes, I tried that already with same results. >>> >> >> Can you try the installation media on another machine (to rule out a >> bad CD or bad burn)? > > The CD image seems to be fine (both of them): I have installed them on a = Linux > kvm virtual machine and there were no problems -- both are able to do the > complete installation and I am able to boot the resulting image. > > (Sorry, no other "physical" machines available at the moment.) > That's fine. At least you know the media / image are working. >> Also, is it possible to upgrade the BIOS on the problem machine? > > I would love to upgrade my BIOS but I am unable to do that -- I have not = Windows > installed and my vendor requires Windows to be installed in order to perf= orm the > upgrade (yes, I know! =A0I will never buy another laptop from them!) > No comment. :-) > I have not tried 8.0-BETA (as someone on the IRC channel suggested) but n= ot sure > if it will make any difference. =A0As far as I understand, the snapshot I= tried is > more recent than 8.0-BETA2. =A0Or am I wrong? =A0Is it worth downloading = one more > ISO just to try it? > The -BETA, -BETA1, -BETA2 images are run the same way -RELEASE images are -- once the image is released, there are no further updates to it. That is why when you download a -RELEASE, any patches that may have been released afterwards are not reflected in the install image. For what it's worth, I tried the -BETA2 image on my laptop, and the ndis driver was causing panics. I used 7.2-RELEASE to install the OS, and rebuilt world/kernel from my build machine using NFS, and the panics went away. After rereading your original question, you were using a -CURRENT snapshot to install -- -BETA2 was released a few weeks ago. It may have the problem fixed, yes, but it is not guaranteed. To answer your question, "is it worth downloading...": that depends. If you're willing to waste another CD if it fails, is up to you, but your problem may be fixed in -BETA2. --=20 Glen Barber
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