From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 28 23:57:00 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EBA4716A4CE for ; Mon, 28 Feb 2005 23:57:00 +0000 (GMT) Received: from spoon.beta.com (spoon.beta.com [199.165.180.1]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 59A8D43D4C for ; Mon, 28 Feb 2005 23:57:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mcgovern@spoon.beta.com) Received: from spoon.beta.com (localhost.beta.com [127.0.0.1]) by spoon.beta.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j1SNuvnR084389 for ; Mon, 28 Feb 2005 18:56:57 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from mcgovern@spoon.beta.com) Message-Id: <200502282356.j1SNuvnR084389@spoon.beta.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 18:56:57 -0500 From: "Brian J. McGovern" X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.8 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.0.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.2 (2004-11-16) on spoon.beta.com Subject: HP AMD64 booting problems... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 23:57:01 -0000 I recently picked up an HP5460 AMD64 laptop, and I recently wanted to try FreeBSD on it. Unfortunately, both the x86 and AMD64 versions will not boot, actually shutting the power down shortly after the kernel finishes loading. I've tried 5.3 and 4.8 with similar results, also cycling through disabling ACPI, "safe mode", and going to the boot loader prompt and manually turning off whatever I can think of. Does anyone have any additional suggestions (either to boot it, or provide diagnostics), or will I be trapped to run Windows on this rather powerful machine? :) -Brian