On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 2:04 PM, Harald Servat <redcr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 9:40 PM, Harald Servat <redcr...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 8:47 PM, Oleksandr Tymoshenko >> <go...@bluezbox.com>wrote: >> >>> Harald Servat wrote: >>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> I downloaded FreeBSD 7.1 (DVD iso image) for amd64 architecture (with >>>> correct SHA256 checksum), but I'm unable to start the system (Lenovo >>>> T400). >>>> >>>> The boot process starts fine, the BTX messages appear, the 7-option menu >>>> also appears, but when I hit enter (or when I choose start without ACPI >>>> or >>>> start in safe mode) the \ symbols starts spinning for a while and then >>>> freezes. >>>> >>>> I also tried with the 7.1-amd64-CD1, 7.1-i386-CD1 and a snapshot of >>>> 8.0-CURRENT dated from December. And the result is the same for all of >>>> them. >>>> >>>> Does anyone have any idea on what can be happening? Or at least, how can >>>> I >>>> gather more information about this issue? >>>> >>> Not sure about install CDs but I tried all these systems on my >>> t400. >>> I installed 7.0 then upgraded it to 7.1 and when it turned out that >>> atheros is not 100% supported by it I upgraded to CURRENT. (I used cvsup >>> for upgrades). What is your HW configuration? >>> >>> >> Ok, thanks... I'll give a try to 7.0, and let's see if it works. >> >> > Uhm... FreeBSD 7.0 i386 CD1 behaves in the same manner. It frozes when > spinning the backslash symbol. > > The BIOS reports 4GB of RAM and SATA disk configured in AHCI mode. Should I > look for something unusual? and how? > > Thank you. Could you try booting with verbose information (option 5)? Also, have you tried disabling ACPI, or switching AHCI over to EIDE/compatible mode? Thanks, -Garrett _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"