Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 16:23:29 -0500 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: matthew <seawise@charter.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Disk access problem with 5.3 install from CD Message-ID: <424DBBD1.1000008@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <1112332613.2719.3.camel@domingo> References: <1112332613.2719.3.camel@domingo>
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matthew wrote: [ ... ] > Responding to some other user sites, I tried doing a boot from my Win > backup rescue boot disk and ran FDISK to apply a single DOS partition as I > had read that this might help.....didn't seem to. Results as before. > > Any ideas available as to what I might try next ?? First, make sure you've got the latest BIOS for your laptop installed, that may fix a wide variety of issues. Also look at adjusting your BIOS config, especially if you can set your drives to using PIO rather than UDMA modes (at least for the install, until we can figure out what's wrong and maybe fix it). You might also try toggling the PnP OS options, any options involving ACPI/powersaving, and you might try installing FreeBSD in safe mode. It's a better idea to use a normal MBR, or even set up your drive using a Compaq utility with their special partition. If none of that works, file a PR describing your hardware, and wait for 5.4 to come out in a few weeks, and try again. You might also want to try 4.11 in the meantime. -- -Chuck
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