I wanna use FreeBSD in my laptop and it stucks booting (i can't even install it)

Hi!, listen, I have a COMPAQ Presario V2615LA (laptop) with
AMD Sempron 1.83Ghz 256 MB RAM 40 GB HDI have also the
FreeBSD i386 6.2 CD (I also tried with 6.1 and it's the
same, or 6.2 alpha and it doesn't works)
When I put the CD into my drive, and I boot from it, it
appears the FreeBSD booting MENU, and I choose 1 (default)(I
also tried with single user, ACPI disabled, safe mode) and
it starts loading the devices, but, almost in the end of
that (I said almost because I have a desktop and there it
works OK, and when the following message appears, is almost
the finish) the loading process stucks in a line that says:
 
Timecounter ticks every 1.000 msec
 
And the HD led keeps turned on, but the CD drive led turns
off (I mean it's not reading anything from CD).OK, be
patiently you could say, but, I have waited 2 hours or more
and int doesn't seem to progress.
THE FOLLOWING IS JUST FOR GIVE YOU MORE IDEA THAT MY PROBLEM
IS:
I had installed Ubuntu linux (I am pretty sure FreeBSD is
more powerful than linux, that's why I didn't keep Ubuntu),
I said that because Ubuntu is for i386 arquitecture and it
is not too compatible as FreeBSD, I think, if it runs linux,
it sure runs FreeBSD (and my laptop's arquitecture is not
extraordinary, I think is pretty common)!
 
I have asked on freebsd-question (they sent me here) and
they confirm that my arquitecture is i386, so I have the
right CD, and which I said, I installed FreeBSD in my
desktop but in an external (USB) Hard Drive, when I boot
from this, it stucks at the same line, so my CD drive is ok,
I really want to install it in my laptop because I almost
always out home (university).
I really don't know where is the real problem, but I was
wondering if changing some variables with 6 (go to prompt)
and disabling some drives or something
 
THANK YOUSergio Ligregni3rd semester student Computer
Systems EngineeringTecnological Institute of Querétaro,
México
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On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:26:33 -0500
Sergio Andrés Ligregni Arredondo <chekkkohotmail.com> wrote:

> Hi!, listen, I have a COMPAQ Presario V2615LA (laptop)
with AMD Sempron 1.83Ghz 256 MB RAM 40 GB HDI have also the
FreeBSD i386 6.2 CD (I also tried with 6.1 and it's the
same, or 6.2 alpha and it doesn't works)
> When I put the CD into my drive, and I boot from it, it
appears the FreeBSD booting MENU, and I choose 1 (default)(I
also tried with single user, ACPI disabled, safe mode) and
it starts loading the devices, but, almost in the end of
that (I said almost because I have a desktop and there it
works OK, and when the following message appears, is almost
the finish) the loading process stucks in a line that says:
>  
> Timecounter ticks every 1.000 msec
>  
> And the HD led keeps turned on, but the CD drive led
turns off (I mean it's not reading anything from CD).OK, be
patiently you could say, but, I have waited 2 hours or more
and int doesn't seem to progress.
> THE FOLLOWING IS JUST FOR GIVE YOU MORE IDEA THAT MY
PROBLEM IS:
> I had installed Ubuntu linux (I am pretty sure FreeBSD
is more powerful than linux, that's why I didn't keep
Ubuntu), I said that because Ubuntu is for i386 arquitecture
and it is not too compatible as FreeBSD, I think, if it runs
linux, it sure runs FreeBSD (and my laptop's arquitecture is
not extraordinary, I think is pretty common)!
>  
> I have asked on freebsd-question (they sent me here)
and they confirm that my arquitecture is i386, so I have the
right CD, and which I said, I installed FreeBSD in my
desktop but in an external (USB) Hard Drive, when I boot
from this, it stucks at the same line, so my CD drive is ok,
I really want to install it in my laptop because I almost
always out home (university).
> I really don't know where is the real problem, but I
was wondering if changing some variables with 6 (go to
prompt) and disabling some drives or something

Hi Sergio,
search the archives, i've seen a couple of posts about
people's computers stuck  1,000 msec . ( u should
let it sit for a while...i vaguely remember in mine getting
unstuck after 5 minutes or not...i solved it, but i cant
remember what it was).

anyway, have you tried breaking the menu, disabling APIC and
then booting?

my laptops havent been able to boot unless I did that. now i
just have 
hint.apic.0.disabled="1"

in /boot/loader.conf.local



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On Thursday 26 July 2007 07:26:33 pm Sergio Andrés Ligregni
Arredondo wrote:
> Hi!, listen, I have a COMPAQ Presario V2615LA (laptop)
with AMD Sempron
> 1.83Ghz 256 MB RAM 40 GB HDI have also the FreeBSD i386
6.2 CD (I also
> tried with 6.1 and it's the same, or 6.2 alpha and it
doesn't works) When I
> put the CD into my drive, and I boot from it, it
appears the FreeBSD
> booting MENU, and I choose 1 (default)(I also tried
with single user, ACPI
> disabled, safe mode) and it starts loading the devices,
but, almost in the
> end of that (I said almost because I have a desktop and
there it works OK,
> and when the following message appears, is almost the
finish) the loading
> process stucks in a line that says:
>
> Timecounter ticks every 1.000 msec
>
> And the HD led keeps turned on, but the CD drive led
turns off (I mean it's
> not reading anything from CD).OK, be patiently you
could say, but, I have
> waited 2 hours or more and int doesn't seem to
progress. THE FOLLOWING IS
> JUST FOR GIVE YOU MORE IDEA THAT MY PROBLEM IS:
> I had installed Ubuntu linux (I am pretty sure FreeBSD
is more powerful
> than linux, that's why I didn't keep Ubuntu), I said
that because Ubuntu is
> for i386 arquitecture and it is not too compatible as
FreeBSD, I think, if
> it runs linux, it sure runs FreeBSD (and my laptop's
arquitecture is not
> extraordinary, I think is pretty common)!
>
> I have asked on freebsd-question (they sent me here)
and they confirm that
> my arquitecture is i386, so I have the right CD, and
which I said, I
> installed FreeBSD in my desktop but in an external
(USB) Hard Drive, when I
> boot from this, it stucks at the same line, so my CD
drive is ok, I really
> want to install it in my laptop because I almost always
out home
> (university). I really don't know where is the real
problem, but I was
> wondering if changing some variables with 6 (go to
prompt) and disabling
> some drives or something
>
> THANK YOUSergio Ligregni3rd semester student Computer
Systems
> EngineeringTecnological Institute of Querétaro, México


Hi Sergio,

You may want to look at what BIOS you have installed. I
think HP and Compaq 
have been using a BIOS that doesn't work with FreeBSD. It
will work with 
Opensuse and, of course, Window$.

My HP DV9010us came with the 1st BIOS upgrade. It would load
and install 
FreeBSD, but the processor wasn't recognized as a dual-core
and what was 
recognized ran at about half speed. The next BIOS upgrade
(and all later 
ones) would not install FreeBSD. I finally got fedup,
installed the original 
BIOS (the one before the one that came with my HP) and
everything appears to 
be working as it should.

Don
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On Friday 27 July 2007 12:47:12 am Norberto Meijome wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 19:26:33 -0500
>
> Sergio Andrés Ligregni Arredondo <chekkkohotmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi!, listen, I have a COMPAQ Presario V2615LA
(laptop) with AMD Sempron
> > 1.83Ghz 256 MB RAM 40 GB HDI have also the FreeBSD
i386 6.2 CD (I also
> > tried with 6.1 and it's the same, or 6.2 alpha and
it doesn't works) When
> > I put the CD into my drive, and I boot from it, it
appears the FreeBSD
> > booting MENU, and I choose 1 (default)(I also
tried with single user,
> > ACPI disabled, safe mode) and it starts loading
the devices, but, almost
> > in the end of that (I said almost because I have a
desktop and there it
> > works OK, and when the following message appears,
is almost the finish)
> > the loading process stucks in a line that says:
> >
> > Timecounter ticks every 1.000 msec
> >
> > And the HD led keeps turned on, but the CD drive
led turns off (I mean
> > it's not reading anything from CD).OK, be
patiently you could say, but, I
> > have waited 2 hours or more and int doesn't seem
to progress. THE
> > FOLLOWING IS JUST FOR GIVE YOU MORE IDEA THAT MY
PROBLEM IS: I had
> > installed Ubuntu linux (I am pretty sure FreeBSD
is more powerful than
> > linux, that's why I didn't keep Ubuntu), I said
that because Ubuntu is
> > for i386 arquitecture and it is not too compatible
as FreeBSD, I think,
> > if it runs linux, it sure runs FreeBSD (and my
laptop's arquitecture is
> > not extraordinary, I think is pretty common)!
> >
> > I have asked on freebsd-question (they sent me
here) and they confirm
> > that my arquitecture is i386, so I have the right
CD, and which I said, I
> > installed FreeBSD in my desktop but in an external
(USB) Hard Drive, when
> > I boot from this, it stucks at the same line, so
my CD drive is ok, I
> > really want to install it in my laptop because I
almost always out home
> > (university). I really don't know where is the
real problem, but I was
> > wondering if changing some variables with 6 (go to
prompt) and disabling
> > some drives or something
>
> Hi Sergio,
> search the archives, i've seen a couple of posts about
people's computers
> stuck  1,000 msec . ( u should let it sit for a while...i
vaguely remember
> in mine getting unstuck after 5 minutes or not...i
solved it, but i cant
> remember what it was).
>
> anyway, have you tried breaking the menu, disabling
APIC and then booting?
>
> my laptops havent been able to boot unless I did that.
now i just have
> hint.apic.0.disabled="1"
>
> in /boot/loader.conf.local
>
>
>
> _________________________
> {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome


Yes, I use a DV9010us. Works fine, once you use the first
BIOS instead of the 
upgrades.

Don
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