On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 02:01:45AM +0100, Julian Smith wrote: > I'm trying to install OpenBSD on to a Sony Vaio laptop, model number > PCG-Z600NE (on front label) / PCG-5291 (on underneath label), bought > in the UK 5-6 years ago. It is a has a 12" screen, external USB floppy > drive and external PCMCIA CDROM drive. I replaced the original hard > drive with a 30GB Hitachi about 3 years ago and increased the memory to > 256MB. > > I'm not having much success. When booting from cd39.iso or floppy39.fs > I get the familiar OpenBSD installer text on a blue background, but > it hangs before reaching the `(I)nstall, (U)pgrade or (S)hell?' > prompt. With floppyC39.fs, I again get the installer text, but then a > panic.
Just guessing, but I keep seeing people talk about disabling pciide in BIOS fixing funky hangs and panics. Don't know if that's an option on the VAIO, or if it'll help... -- Darrin Chandler | Phoenix BSD Users Group [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://bsd.phoenix.az.us/ http://www.stilyagin.com/ |
