Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 08:14:38 -1000 From: "Tyler Gee" <geekout@gmail.com> To: "Scot Hetzel" <swhetzel@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD-AMD64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD/AMD64 6.1-Beta4: Strange problem with install CDs boot loader Message-ID: <6e01203b0603281014v743d3b2fle7eddd94eed5df5a@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <790a9fff0603280800lc309c92s4c991abc707c2536@mail.gmail.com> References: <790a9fff0603220925pde587a8pe15c7087c3007ae5@mail.gmail.com> <790a9fff0603280800lc309c92s4c991abc707c2536@mail.gmail.com>
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I downloaded last week and installed without problems on a eMachine C6423 (with nvidia graphics card even). It was working beautifully until I updated to -current and now I am having problems. Nothing wrong with the boot CDs though. ~Tyler On 3/28/06, Scot Hetzel <swhetzel@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 <swhetzel@gmail.com> > Date: Mar 22, 2006 11:25 AM > Subject: FreeBSD/AMD64 6.1-Beta4: Strange problem with install CDs boot l= oader > 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= . > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-amd64 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-amd64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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