It appears this was just a boot loader problem. Using BTX loader appears to fix the issue.
On Friday, May 27, 2011, tiredash...@gmail.com <tiredash...@gmail.com> wrote: > I finally got around to trying is out, and although the installation > completed successfully, the installation isn't recognized upon boot. I > am getting a PXE-E61 error: media test failure, please check cable. I > tried reinstalling three or four times, with the same results. > > I do not believe the issue is a BIOS setting or HD failure, because i > can still successfully install windows 7 without any problems. > > On Tuesday, May 17, 2011, Daniel Staal <dst...@usa.net> wrote: >> >> (Sorry I can't reply to anyone, I just joined the list. I saw this >> discussion in the archives and thought I should join in.) >> >> I've managed to boot a X220i using -CURRENT as of last night. I got some >> help on -questions to get it done though. From a blank machine, you'll need >> either a non-USB boot device with FreeBSD media (untested) or a USB >> keyboard. If you are using a USB keyboard >> >> set hint.atkbd.0.disabled=1 >> >> to install, and use the USB keyboard during installation. Then on the first >> reboot in the BIOS set 'USB UEFI BIOS' to disabled. (This means you can't >> boot from a USB device.) >> >> At that point, the machine will boot fine. I've tried 8.2-RELEASE, the last >> amd64 -CURRENT I could find on the FreeBSD website, and -CURRENT as of >> 2011-05-16. >> >> I'm building a couple of ports at the moment, and want to reboot with a >> couple of config changes in the loader to see if I can get the WiFi >> recognized. As soon as I do that I can post my dmesg someplace. >> >> Daniel T. Staal >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------- >> This email copyright the author. Unless otherwise noted, you >> are expressly allowed to retransmit, quote, or otherwise use >> the contents for non-commercial purposes. This copyright will >> expire 5 years after the author's death, or in 30 years, >> whichever is longer, unless such a period is in excess of >> local copyright law. >> --------------------------------------------------------------- >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" >> > _______________________________________________ freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
