misc/116844: cannot boot from cd when using Dell Vostro 200 Desktop

gout goutam.paruchuri at yahoo.com
Tue Oct 2 14:20:03 PDT 2007


>Number:         116844
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       cannot boot from cd when using Dell Vostro 200 Desktop
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Oct 02 21:20:02 GMT 2007
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     gout
>Release:        6.2
>Organization:
Mytriggers
>Environment:
Install problem
>Description:
Hi,

Iam trying to boot FreeBSD 6.2 from the CD on a Dell Desktop Vostro 200. 
I cannot get to the sysinstall screen.
The error is as follows.
./sysinstall running as init on vty0
and is stuck there forever.

I tried various CPU /Power options in the BIOS but does not work.

any help
>How-To-Repeat:
always exist.
>Fix:


>Release-Note:
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