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From: ytsuji@cfi.waseda.ac.jp (Dr Yoshimasa Tsuji)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: installing on a notebook, urgent help, please.
Date: 29 Jul 1996 09:22:48 GMT
Organization: Centre for Informatics, WASEDA University
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Hello, I am new to PC and have loads of trouble
installing FreeBSD 2.1 on my notebook computer.
I managed to install the system on a 2.5" hard drive on
another computer with similar configuration, except the
monitor. I then transplanted the hard drive to my
notebook computer and now I have serious problems.
The display shows fine until it shows the hard drive
is properly recognized, and then the screen sort of
blacks out; the hard drive keeps on running; as I hit
the keyboard blindly "root", CRLF, and then "echo ^G",
I hear the beep sound!
What have gone wrong?
FYI, the notebook computer is 486DX66, 20MB RAM, mouse
as COM2 (trackball really), VGA (512 video RAM). I
selected "average user" in copying files from CD ROM.
It looks FreeBSD did something wrong to the video bios.
Perhaps setting the TFT screen disabled and external VGA
enabled may solve the problem, but it is not what I
would like it to be.
Your urgent help is appreciated.
Thanks,
Tsuji
ytsuji@cfi.waseda.ac.jp
yamato@yt.cache.waseda.ac.jp
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Dr Yoshimasa Tsuji
e-mail to: ytsuji@cfi.waseda.ac.jp
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