lenovo t400 does not start 7.1

Harald Servat redcrash at gmail.com
Tue Jan 13 12:42:59 PST 2009


On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 8:59 PM, Ben Kaduk <minimarmot at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Harald Servat <redcrash at gmail.com> 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.
>
> Have you tried an ISO for FreeBSD-CURRENT?
>
> I also have a T400, and definitely had FreeBSD running on it for a while,
> but I don't remember if it was 7 or current.
>
> -Ben Kaduk
>

I tried 8.0-CURRENT snapshot from December with no luck. I'll give 7.0 a try
(Oleksandr also suggested the same).

Thanks!


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