I finally got around to trying is out, and although the installation completed successfully, the installation isn't recognized upon boot. I am getting a PXE-E61 error: media test failure, please check cable. I tried reinstalling three or four times, with the same results.
I do not believe the issue is a BIOS setting or HD failure, because i can still successfully install windows 7 without any problems. On Tuesday, May 17, 2011, Daniel Staal <dst...@usa.net> wrote: > > (Sorry I can't reply to anyone, I just joined the list. I saw this > discussion in the archives and thought I should join in.) > > I've managed to boot a X220i using -CURRENT as of last night. I got some > help on -questions to get it done though. From a blank machine, you'll need > either a non-USB boot device with FreeBSD media (untested) or a USB keyboard. > If you are using a USB keyboard > > set hint.atkbd.0.disabled=1 > > to install, and use the USB keyboard during installation. Then on the first > reboot in the BIOS set 'USB UEFI BIOS' to disabled. (This means you can't > boot from a USB device.) > > At that point, the machine will boot fine. I've tried 8.2-RELEASE, the last > amd64 -CURRENT I could find on the FreeBSD website, and -CURRENT as of > 2011-05-16. > > I'm building a couple of ports at the moment, and want to reboot with a > couple of config changes in the loader to see if I can get the WiFi > recognized. As soon as I do that I can post my dmesg someplace. > > Daniel T. Staal > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > This email copyright the author. Unless otherwise noted, you > are expressly allowed to retransmit, quote, or otherwise use > the contents for non-commercial purposes. This copyright will > expire 5 years after the author's death, or in 30 years, > whichever is longer, unless such a period is in excess of > local copyright law. > --------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > _______________________________________________ freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
