RE: install problems on old Compaq Armada 4110

From: Rutledge, Lincoln (lrutledge_at_lnlattorneys.com)
Date: 12/29/03

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    Hello,

    Ok, I have manually tweaked all of the drivers by using the "set
    hint.driver" options to match my hardware and the OpenBSD boot disk
    dmesg, and I am still having the same problem. This is on 5.2-RC1.

    The 4.9 install stops at the same place as well. I have tried this with
    the PCMCIA NIC ejected. It would be possible for me to connect to the
    machine through a serial cable to get a dmesg and show where the install
    hangs if it would help.

    If this is a dumb question that is documented and I just need to RTFM,
    let me know...

    Thanks for any pointers,

    Lincoln Rutledge
    System Administrator
    Luper, Neidenthal, and Logan
    lnlattorneys.com

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Rutledge, Lincoln
    Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 10:01 AM
    To: 'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'
    Subject: install problems on old Compaq Armada 4110

    Howdy,

    I am experiencing lockups when trying to install FreeBSD on a Compaq
    Armada 4110 laptop. I have tried disabling ACPI support in the boot
    sequence per the install doc. When the first color installer screen
    comes up requesting modules from a driver floppy, I am unable to respond
    because the keyboard does not respond.

    I tried an OpenBSD boot disk, which worked, so I mounted a floppy and
    redirected the OpenBSD dmesg to a file:
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