From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 28 16:03:49 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: FreeBSD-AMD64@freebsd.org Delivered-To: FreeBSD-AMD64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D36416A477 for ; Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:03:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from swhetzel@gmail.com) Received: from xproxy.gmail.com (xproxy.gmail.com [66.249.82.194]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3BB9643F86 for ; Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:00:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from swhetzel@gmail.com) Received: by xproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id s9so1126361wxc for ; Tue, 28 Mar 2006 08:00:30 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=TuvxBw5gh4o3HH99q9R8rVaPBrrm83k+B7Ff1If1AaG6/gsP3OQyqtCQFJlETXzl64+1pS7AcZ3ie5C3H0nwYbWr8+SZMeWHyBobqHn6ZZEIeRuBREDpQxnLDAu9vO5wvNE5Pb6e5eMViZNPxcSMaFVC8Iogx5xgjDyQzqIuYeU= Received: by 10.70.92.9 with SMTP id p9mr1202124wxb; Tue, 28 Mar 2006 08:00:30 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.70.27.14 with HTTP; Tue, 28 Mar 2006 08:00:29 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <790a9fff0603280800lc309c92s4c991abc707c2536@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 10:00:29 -0600 From: "Scot Hetzel" To: FreeBSD-AMD64@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <790a9fff0603220925pde587a8pe15c7087c3007ae5@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline References: <790a9fff0603220925pde587a8pe15c7087c3007ae5@mail.gmail.com> Cc: Subject: Fwd: FreeBSD/AMD64 6.1-Beta4: Strange problem with install CDs boot loader X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:03:49 -0000 I previously sent this to the STABLE list, but after reading about the boot loader problems from other AMD64 users on this list, I thought I should re-post it here. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Scot Hetzel Date: Mar 22, 2006 11:25 AM Subject: FreeBSD/AMD64 6.1-Beta4: Strange problem with install CDs boot loa= der To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org I recently purchased a HP Pavilion dv8135nr Laptop. The strange problem I had was that when the boot loader would load it would crash if I didn't touch any key on the keyboard. The last thing I saw, before it crashed was it reading the /boot/loader.conf off the CD. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to read the crash, as the screen at that point was unreadable. I suspect that the point in which it crashed was when it was loading the kernel, but before it displayed the message that it was loading /boot/kernel/kernel. This problem occured with both the FreeBSD/AMD64 boot-only and disc1 install CD-ROMs. Thinking that I may need to disable something with acpi, I tried to break into the boot loader by pressing the space bar repeatedly. But it wouldn't break into the boot loader, instead it loaded the kernel and I was able to install FreeBSD/AMD64 6.1-Beta 4. Once I had FreeBSD/AMD64 6.1-Beta 4 installed, I was able to repeatedly boot the system from the Hard Drive without the boot loader crashing. Anyone else have a problem with the AMD64 install CDs? Scot -- DISCLAIMER: No electrons were mamed while sending this message. Only slightly bruised.