Installing Free BSD on HP DV-5 series Laptop

[ashvinsivram]

Hi All,

Did anybody sucessfully installed FreeBSD in HP DV5-1120 or any DV5-series? :(:(


DV-5 1120TX Quickspecs:

http://www.bhukania.in/sitebcx/_files/File/HP%20PAVILION%20dv5-1120TX%20QSPECS.doc

[nikobordx]

Hi,

You can try a livefs cd of FreeBSd before trying to install.

FreeBSD 7.2:

http://pub.allbsd.org/FreeBSD-snapshots/i386/7.2-RELENG_7_2-20090501-JPSNAP/cdrom/7.2-RELENG_7_2-20090501-JPSNAP-i386-livefs.iso


FreeBSD 8-Current:

http://pub.allbsd.org/FreeBSD-snapshots/i386/8.0-HEAD-20090501-JPSNAP/cdrom/8.0-HEAD-20090501-JPSNAP-i386-livefs.iso


I see in the spec of your computer some hardware who does not working:
The wifi card (i know daniel working on it)
The camera
Tv tuner

Anyway, i have dv-7 serie and freebsd works very well !

Nicolas.

[ashvinsivram]

I see in the spec of your computer some hardware who does not working:
The wifi card (i know daniel working on it)
The camera
Tv tuner

Anyway, i have dv-7 serie and freebsd works very well !

Nicolas.

The Laptop is with Blue-ray ROM I am unable to install the OS.

Ashwin

[nikobordx]

What will happen when you load freebsd ? (error messages, don't boot, etc...)

[ashvinsivram]

It's strucks at the first screen (FreeBSD boot option screen) after selected 1 it's checking for the Optical Drive and standing there..

[DutchDaemon]

Related to first issue on http://www.freebsd.org/releases/7.2R/errata.html ?

[nikobordx]

Hi,

Strange because the kernel is loaded into memory at this time, no cdrom needed for detecting hardware, i think !!

No hardware is detected?

Nicolas.