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From: Julian Wald <jmw@ptolserv.com>
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Subject: i386/32830: FreeBSD 4.4 install fails on Thinkpad 750
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>Number:         32830
>Category:       i386
>Synopsis:       FreeBSD 4.4 install fails on Thinkpad 750
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Dec 14 08:50:00 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Julian Wald
>Release:        FreeBSD 4.4 Release (from September 4-CD set)
>Organization:
>Environment:
Not possible to get that far ;(
>Description:
problems installing on a Thinkpad 750.

I created the three boot disks, and then tried booting from the first
(Kernel). This stops with the following messages:

Disk error 0x4 (lba=0c38)
Disk error 0x4 (lba=0c38)
No /boot/loader

>How-To-Repeat:
Make a set of install disks, and use the first to try installing. 

After a few seconds, the install process halts waiting for input




>Fix:
Some equivalent way to the Linux "floppy=thinkpad" boot parameter so
the loader (?) finds the kernel
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
 >> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT
 Default: 0:fd(0,a)/kernel
 boot:
 
 Disk error 0x4 (lba=0c38)
 No /kernel
 
 >> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT
 Default: 0:fd(0,a)/kernel
 boot:
 
 and then sits waiting for input. The thinkpad has a
 strange floppy interface (for example, you need a "floppy=thinkpad" parameter to be
 able to boot with a Linux boot disk), which may be what 
 is causing the problem 
 

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