[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread] 

List:       freebsd-amd64
Subject:    Re: BIOS smap HP problem
From:       John Merryweather Cooper <john_m_cooper () yahoo ! com>
Date:       2007-12-03 18:02:22
Message-ID: 475444AE.6080908 () yahoo ! com
[Download RAW message or body]

Paul Floyd wrote:
> Hi
>
>   
>> What model of HP?
>>     
>
> An xw9400 with 4G of RAM.
>
> A+
> Paul
> _______________________________________________
> freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org mailing list
> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-amd64
> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-amd64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
>
>   
Detailed specs at 
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12594_na/12594_na.HTML

Your workstation has an Nvidia chipset like my laptop (an HP dv9420us).  
Try this workaround:

1) when the boot splash screen appears, start pressing <spacebar>.

2) this should result in the FreeBSD boot slice prompt to appear; just 
press <enter>.

This is the ONLY way I can get my laptop to boot with FreeBSD (install 
disks or otherwise).

jmc

_______________________________________________
freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org mailing list
http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-amd64
To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-amd64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]