Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:26:33 -0500 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Sergio_Andr=E9s_Ligregni_Arredondo?= <chekkko@hotmail.com> To: "freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org" <freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org> Subject: I wanna use FreeBSD in my laptop and it stucks booting (i can't even install it) Message-ID: <BAY124-W2887D7F0578977AEFCBF83A5F30@phx.gbl>
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Hi!, listen, I have a COMPAQ Presario V2615LA (laptop) with AMD Sempron 1.8= 3Ghz 256 MB RAM 40 GB HDI have also the FreeBSD i386 6.2 CD (I also tried w= ith 6.1 and it's the same, or 6.2 alpha and it doesn't works) When I put the CD into my drive, and I boot from it, it appears the FreeBSD= booting MENU, and I choose 1 (default)(I also tried with single user, ACPI= disabled, safe mode) and it starts loading the devices, but, almost in the= end of that (I said almost because I have a desktop and there it works OK,= and when the following message appears, is almost the finish) the loading = process stucks in a line that says: =20 Timecounter ticks every 1.000 msec =20 And the HD led keeps turned on, but the CD drive led turns off (I mean it's= not reading anything from CD).OK, be patiently you could say, but, I have = waited 2 hours or more and int doesn't seem to progress. THE FOLLOWING IS JUST FOR GIVE YOU MORE IDEA THAT MY PROBLEM IS: I had installed Ubuntu linux (I am pretty sure FreeBSD is more powerful tha= n linux, that's why I didn't keep Ubuntu), I said that because Ubuntu is fo= r i386 arquitecture and it is not too compatible as FreeBSD, I think, if it= runs linux, it sure runs FreeBSD (and my laptop's arquitecture is not extr= aordinary, I think is pretty common)! =20 I have asked on freebsd-question (they sent me here) and they confirm that = my arquitecture is i386, so I have the right CD, and which I said, I instal= led FreeBSD in my desktop but in an external (USB) Hard Drive, when I boot = from this, it stucks at the same line, so my CD drive is ok, I really want = to install it in my laptop because I almost always out home (university). I really don't know where is the real problem, but I was wondering if chang= ing some variables with 6 (go to prompt) and disabling some drives or somet= hing =20 THANK YOUSergio Ligregni3rd semester student Computer Systems EngineeringTe= cnological Institute of Quer=E9taro, M=E9xico _________________________________________________________________ Madonna, The Police, Bon Jovi y muchos m=E1s en el concierto del a=F1o: LIV= E EARTH S=F3lo por Prodigy/MSN http://es.mx.liveearth.msn.com =
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