11-10-2006, 12:47 AM
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No way to install on Gateway Solo 5300?
I seem to really like this distro, and I haven't even installed it yet.
But I'm unable to install or get the X installer to work.
I've tried going to emergency shell, and editing XF86Config to drivers like vesa, savage, via, etc to no avail.
It just gives me that fatal error, no screens available.
Or (EE) No devices found.
Did anyone successfully install PCBSD on this laptop?
If yes, can you PLEASE tell me how to go about it?
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11-10-2006, 02:29 AM
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There was a patch available 3 months ago...it's probably incorporated into 6.2 or maybe even the latest beta of PC-BSD but if not, here is some information
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11-10-2006, 02:52 AM
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Hey man,
Thanks for putting that up.
I'm a noob, but still it makes it look like all this has got to do with ACPI.
Is there a way I can try by disabling ACPI from that root prompt?
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11-10-2006, 03:08 AM
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11-10-2006, 01:01 PM
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Thanks for the pointers..
I tried by unset acpi_load.
Then tried the Start X installer and it still hung right there.
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11-10-2006, 01:12 PM
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Oh, tried this:
unset acpi, and then change res to 800x600 and then tried again. And this time it waited for a second after it says "Starting PCBSD installation.. please wait" and then showed a square block the size of a prompt on the top left of the screen.
Couldn't type either.
No HDD/CD sounds, and after 5 mins. I hard rebooted.
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Then unset_acpi, change res to 800x600, change to vesa driver, and then tried graphical install. And it hung at starting installation, please wait.
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I've installed Ubuntu just perfectly on this laptop before, and freebsd. Never had any problems (Oh, this is a clean install btw)
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11-10-2006, 02:06 PM
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What version are you trying to install?
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11-10-2006, 03:39 PM
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The latest stable, 1.2
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11-10-2006, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Devil
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The latest stable, 1.2
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I think 1.3 beta1 is more "stable" than 1.2- try that.
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11-10-2006, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by antik
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Originally Posted by Devil
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The latest stable, 1.2
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I think 1.3 beta1 is more "stable" than 1.2- try that.
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Yeah, see. I was waiting for a new update to it.
The one that's on the ftp mirrors was built on 18th of October (I think?)
I was thinking it's almost been a month, so maybe there's going to be a new ISO built on beta1 sometime soon? Or maybe a beta2?
Can't be that long before that happens, can it?
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