ThinkPad X31 install problem

[freebsd-mobile at benedikt-stockebrand.de]

Anders Andersson <anders at andersa.net> writes:

> This time I got to the sysinstall screens but it hangs during disksetup
> (where one partitions the disks). 
>
> I managed to get 4.8 installed on it but thats not what fits my needs.
>
> Hints?
>
> ACPI, ACPI-disabled (booting from a -CURRENT ISO snap) doesnt seem to
> matter much. 

That could be a problem with sysinstall, which may happen with obscure
hardware (which includes virtually all notebooks).  Consider doing the
whole thing "manually", i.e. with a fixit disk and running fdisk
instead.

While this is not exactly a "clean" solution it might get you going
and localize the problem further.


Cheers,

    Ben

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