amd64/166229: [boot] Unable to install FreeBSD 9 on Acer Extensa 5220

John Baldwin jhb at freebsd.org
Tue Mar 27 14:45:18 UTC 2012


On Monday, March 26, 2012 10:20:12 am Robert Peters wrote:
> The following reply was made to PR amd64/166229; it has been noted by GNATS.
> 
> From: Robert Peters <r2p2.gw at googlemail.com>
> To: bug-followup at freebsd.org, r2p2.gw at googlemail.com
> Cc:  
> Subject: Re: amd64/166229: [boot] Unable to install FreeBSD 9 on Acer 
Extensa 5220
> Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:14:57 +0200
> 
>  It seems that I am unable to do that. Documentation does not describe
>  well enough for me, how to enter the ddb. And there is still the open
>  question if the ddb is enabled in the live cd kernel. If not it would
>  be hard to enable it without booting it. I will try all what is needed
>  if it is documented well enough for a potato (me).

Hmm, normally on the video console one would just use Ctrl-Alt-Esc.  However, 
it may very well be that we do not include DDB in the release kernels. :(

-- 
John Baldwin


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