From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 22 02:50:05 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7386016A407 for ; Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:50:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [69.147.83.40]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 53B8613C465 for ; Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:50:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id l3M2o5pU020285 for ; Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:50:05 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id l3M2o5wn020284; Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:50:05 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:50:05 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200704220250.l3M2o5wn020284@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, "Joe t." Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F1EAA16A404 for ; Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:49:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [69.147.83.33]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E08EB13C455 for ; Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:49:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id l3M2nsG4047317 for ; Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:49:54 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id l3M2irRX045392; Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:44:53 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200704220244.l3M2irRX045392@www.freebsd.org> Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:44:53 GMT From: "Joe t." To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.0 Cc: Subject: misc/111993: FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE installation CD fails to boot. (AMD64) X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:50:05 -0000 >Number: 111993 >Category: misc >Synopsis: FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE installation CD fails to boot. (AMD64) >Confidential: no >Severity: critical >Priority: high >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Apr 22 02:50:04 GMT 2007 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Joe t. >Release: 6.2-RELEASE, AMD64 >Organization: >Environment: unable. >Description: Installation CD (disc 1) of FreeBSD v6.2-RELEASE fails to successfully boot. I was unable to find other documentation regarding this laptop on mailing lists or google (regarding FreeBSD compatibility). Laptop: HP dv2000-series. Specific model: dv2315nr. The disc's (6.2-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso) md5 sum matches that published on the ftp server. CD verified after burn. The boot loader appears to initiate properly, and then loops endlessly. It shows these few lines of text: CD Loader 1.2 Building the boot loader arguments Looking up /BOOT/LOADER... Found Relocating the loader and the BTX Starting the BTX loader BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.01 Consoles: internal video/keyboard BIOS CD is cd0 BIOS drive C: is disk0 BIOS 631kB/915520kB available memory Freebsd/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 1.1 (root@portnoy.cse.buffalo.edu, Fri Jan 12 06:34:52 UTC 2007) Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf This is followed by an endless loop of text which scrolls too fast on the screen to read. I believe it is alternating two lines of text. cst = 00000000 abc = 00000000 xyz = 00000000 BTX = 00000000 xyz = 00000000 abc = 00000000 The zeros are alpha-numeric sequences which I can't read. This laptop's BIOS, supplied by Phoenix Technologies, has practically no configuration options except for changing the date/time, boot devices and boot order. This Hewlett-Packard laptop is "Designed for Windows Vista." It uses an nVidia chipset with the new(er) pci-express bus. This situation occurs 100% of the time regardless of power source (battery or wall charger). >How-To-Repeat: Attempt to boot from installation CD. >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: