Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 21:23:35 +0200 (CEST) From: "Julian Stacey" <jhs@berklix.org> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Cc: herbert@wengatz.de Subject: ACER Extensa model 390 - Any special boot problems ? Message-ID: <200405131923.i4DJNZ0e099038@fire.jhs.private>
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Acer Extensa model 390 laptop: Any special problems (`issues') or magic involved putting BSD on one of these ? (IE another laptop I know from a different manufacture needs this to even boot: /boot/loader.conf hw.pcic.intr_path="1" hw.pcic.irq="0" ... stuff like that is a right pain if you don't know ... The laptop isn't mine, & I haven't had access yet, hence asking if anyone knows of boot issues ? It belongs to herbert@wengatz.de (cc'd), & has 2G of linux partition we can install BSD on, then a few gig of linux partition data to recover (hopefully mount_ext2fs, & not reiser-fs, I've no idea how to deal with reiser). If no known loader.conf problems ? Then `Just' Lilo & Fdisk risk: normally I'd back up first, but we cant: (old Linux on there has a crippled kernel supporting only since dead pccia ethernet. No cdrom, prob no USB etc ... old box). I've considered options of installing a BSD, or booting off 2/3 flops (freebsd-4 or 5), possibly diskless BSD `Fixit' boot, then mount & ftp over one of my known- good-, supported- by- BSD pcmcia ethernet cards, & if not, PL-IP, SL-IP, or kermit under BSD or linux, to move the data. PS I've had a look at http://gerda.univie.ac.at/freebsd-laptops http://www.zapatec.com/freebsd/laptop http://www.cse.ucsc.edu/~dkulp/fbsd/laptop.html < Frozen & not sorted. No Acer Extensa model 390. PS please keep herbert@wengatz.de on the CC line. Thanks - Julian Stacey. Unix C & Net Services Consultant - Munich. http://berklix.com
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