Re: 5.2 install hangs after menu

From: Alex de Kruijff (freebsd_at_akruijff.dds.nl)
Date: 02/09/04

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    Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 19:40:54 +0100
    To: Kathy Quinlan <kat-free@kaqelectronics.dyndns.org>
    
    

    On Mon, Feb 09, 2004 at 11:05:09PM +0800, Kathy Quinlan wrote:
    > I am trying to install FreeBSD5.2 on an Athlon XP 2100+ machine with
    > 512Mb ram and 20gb hdd (5gb partition for FreeBSD)MSI 745 Ultra
    > motherboard.
    >
    > If I select any option on the menu, it tries to install and then hangs
    > saying BTX halted. Even if I use option 3 (safe mode)
    >
    > If I select option 5 (verbose debug) it gives the following error
    > message:
    > ACPI autoload failed - no such file or directory.
    >
    > Any help is appreciated, as google has turned up nothing :(
    >
    > Regards,
    >
    > Kat.

    Dear Kat,

    I have recently install FreeBSD 5.2 (Release version) and ACPI is
    working just resonable good for me.

    Could it be that your system doesn't support it?

    -- 
    Alex
    Articles based on solutions that I use:
    http://www.kruijff.org/alex/index.php?dir=docs/FreeBSD/
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