lenovo t400 does not start 7.1

[Harald Servat]

On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 8:47 PM, Oleksandr Tymoshenko <gonzo at bluezbox.com>wrote:

> Harald Servat 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.
>>
>>  I also tried with the 7.1-amd64-CD1, 7.1-i386-CD1 and a snapshot of
>> 8.0-CURRENT dated from December. And the result is the same for all of
>> them.
>>
>>  Does anyone have any idea on what can be happening? Or at least, how can
>> I
>> gather more information about this issue?
>>
>        Not sure about install CDs but I tried all these systems on my t400.
> I installed 7.0 then upgraded  it to 7.1 and when it turned out that
> atheros is not 100% supported by it I upgraded to CURRENT. (I used cvsup
> for upgrades). What is your HW configuration?
>
>
Ok, thanks... I'll give a try to 7.0, and let's see if it works.


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