Fw: FreeBSD 5 on a laptop

Wed Apr 2 23:08:16 PST 2003

http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=328514+332780+/usr/local/www/db/text/2003/freebsd-current/20030323.freebsd-current

> I am trying to install FReeBSD 5 on an inspiron 2500.  Everytime I try
> to install it hangs after loading the kernel.  I have looked into it and
> it seems that there is a problem with the default kernel and the devices
> on the laptop (sound card I believe)...
>
> How can I go about installing FreeBSD???