Live system does not boot

[bergschreck]

I tried if PC-BSD supports my hardware (Toshiba Satellite Pro A200).

1. try: using USB-Live 32 bit. On boot it stucks with a black screen showing only "|".

2. try: using Live DVD 32 bit. It prints:

CD Loader 1.2

Building the boot loader arguments
Looking up /BOOT/LOADER... Found
Relocating the loader and the BTX
Starting the BTX loader

BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.02
Consoles: internal video/keyboard
BIOS CD is cd0
BIOS drive A: is disk0
BIOS drive C: is disk1

Thats's all. Then it hangs.

Thats' sad. Looks like I have to stay with Linux.

[Cobalt]

Did you check the MD5 sum on the images? I would use the regular install DVD for maximum compatibility.

[bergschreck]

Yes, MD5 sum is ok

[bergschreck]

I did some more research. Normal install DVD does also not boot. The same with old version 8.2, does not boot.

Looks like this is a problem with the boot loader. On my Acer Aspire One 521 netbook the live DVD is booting and I get a Gnome Desktop which looks nice, but has the wrong resolution for the netbook display. When I try to change the resolution in the settings, it crashes and is rebooting.

Looks like I have to stay with Ubuntu, which runs smoothly on all of my pc.

[Cobalt]

I had PC-BSD on an Acer Aspire One and it worked fine. Not sure if it's the same model number as yours, though. If all else fails, you could take the hard drive out and install using a different computer. I've had to do this with Ubuntu a few times.

[bergschreck]

I tried all kinds of PC-BSD install disks, all have the same failure in boot loader. Now I tried the FreeBSD bootonly cd and this boots fine on my Toshiba Satellite Pro. So there must be a difference in PC-BSDs boot loader which is not compatible with all pc (maybe something with memory check, because this step does not appear).

[yatara]

Hello,
English not my 1st...

Following my installation of 9.1, I'm having problem...
At detecting videos capacities, starting X it reboot, I've try VESA, same result

Using 9.1 because of the know issue with Nvidia card, should I use another ?
http://www.dell.com/ca/business/p/vo...0~12281943&p=1

Using Dell Vostro, multiboot...

Thank, keep it up.

[kmoore134]

Is this with a NVIDIA / Intel hybrid optimus? Do you have options to
select which GPU to use in the BIOS?