From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 20 16:09:20 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9D87B88D; Wed, 20 Aug 2014 16:09:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qc0-x235.google.com (mail-qc0-x235.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400d:c01::235]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 29E7A3227; Wed, 20 Aug 2014 16:09:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qc0-f181.google.com with SMTP id x13so7897371qcv.26 for ; Wed, 20 Aug 2014 09:09:19 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type; bh=ki2mw30V+fGcVo8XEMAMLTE76pajhtDHSI3T7Dgy+3M=; b=yKGXT7dyU6dYlwWAl+kp0ZTVX+ecSarktcmaq1GddP73ex96xWvMwtImQIO0hcpAPG YqetkE8cOY7Wd02cDBWNVuoS4uESAbAOS2bxLDkScaYCljUCeGuuEk7fqBq5Hs/AtceN oKFIetWBBo7XM5yXZRY7guPeMQvY8ye2oiSnEVY0Xgsp9oY1zKwM2ALIt1JnrecZZ64c GGxBqtpfgemrPUeYvr0q/ckERszQyi8syRYnHVIIOz28k8W1Aa/luU4UQOFx7c6oAQio 6FaflOGI0U+Jp+jwySK6Y2VSCZBESBNfR/3/SYv1aeLeUzO4XdmGvXKGvsCk6d6NV4LJ sQ3Q== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.224.36.130 with SMTP id t2mr24677878qad.45.1408550959162; Wed, 20 Aug 2014 09:09:19 -0700 (PDT) Sender: hiren.panchasara@gmail.com Received: by 10.96.170.230 with HTTP; Wed, 20 Aug 2014 09:09:19 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 09:09:19 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: hzKwrz1jv73fD5lg5Us_DMoxC3Q Message-ID: Subject: Re: FBSD 10.0 USB Memstick Loader hangs on HP EliteBook 2740p From: hiren panchasara To: CeDeROM Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" , freebsd-sysinstall@freebsd.org, FreeBSD Questions Mailing List , freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 16:09:20 -0000 On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 12:29 AM, CeDeROM wrote: > Hello :-) > > Loader of the FreeBSD 10.0-RELEASE AMD64 hangs on load in random > moments when booting FreeBSD-10.0-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img on HP > EliteBook 2740p. There is no problem on other machines, the problem > does not allow kernel to load and boot, I have tried other USB sticks, > BIOS update does not change anything. I have booted 64bit both Win7 > and Linux from USB drive with success. There is no optical drive, so > the only alternative would be to use pxe install, I will try the > loader and let you know back if this is anything USB related or rather > Loader/Hardware problem.. > > How the loader problem can be traced back? I can enter boot command prompt :-) > > Any hints appreciated :-) I am curious, are you trying legacy bios or uefi? and did you ever have freebsd successfully installed/running on this laptop? Trying to figure out of this is a regression. cheers, Hiren