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Subject: Re: sony Vaio Z505JS 2.8
From: Theo de Raadt (deraadtcvs.openbsd.org)
Date: Wed Dec 13 2000 - 21:39:10 CST

This is the pcibios problem. Follow the FAQ instructions for how to work
around this. It only happens when a bootable USB device is plugged in....

> So, I was looking to get a *NIX on my Vaio in a hurry the other day and not
> have to worry about it, so I thought of OpenBSD first.
>
> Problem is, after downloading the stuff, I tried to boot off the floppies
> to install and had a problem. I used both the floppy28.fs and floppyC28.fs,
> and each had the same problem. Which is namely that when booting the kernel
> for the install, the installation hung right after showing the detection of
> the onboard fxp.
>
> Just sat there. I didn't have time to look into it further, I just went and
> used another OS, but I figured I'd post to the list to see if anyone else
> had succeeded, or alert someone that there may be an issue there.
>
> Andy
>