From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 21 18:23:59 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 2C81E16A41F for ; Wed, 21 Dec 2005 18:23:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ryallsd@gmail.com) Received: from xproxy.gmail.com (xproxy.gmail.com [66.249.82.195]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D471943D66 for ; Wed, 21 Dec 2005 18:23:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ryallsd@gmail.com) Received: by xproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id t12so142568wxc for ; Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:23:52 -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:references; b=fkicS0hm3PGXOJQJqvK0PDdZXmZgLyAUuc9wp3cI20mkcjdHIg1Qq6IbMk36HeX0HSwEMeO2FdnbW1uUdB7kksFvibytopd9psSfcw6UxAxJux8EUvqhocXYQsnhG2MO3vHaAKtSKo3AMKnPtXcCwbDAX2nPadVkCXoS/nHmX5A= Received: by 10.70.19.6 with SMTP id 6mr972269wxs; Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:23:52 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.70.42.4 with HTTP; Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:23:52 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:23:52 -0800 From: Derrick Ryalls To: FreeBSD Questions In-Reply-To: <447j9yo04d.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <447j9yo04d.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: HP Pavillion laptop can't boot FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 18:23:59 -0000 On 21 Dec 2005 12:01:22 -0500, Lowell Gilbert < freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> wrote: > > Derrick Ryalls writes: > > > I recently purchased an HP Pavillion laptop (dv8000) that has an AMD-64 > CPU, > > with the intent on running FreeBSD 6.0 (i386) as a dual boot option. I > have > > installed BSD numerous times on various desktops, but this is my first > > attempt on a laptop. > > > > When I boot off the CD, before the boot menu comes up, an error message > > comes up: elf32_lookup_symbol: corrupt symbol table. Then the normal > boot > > menu comes up, at which point selecting option 1 (normal) or option 2 > > (without ACPI) causes the BTX loader to halt after displaying some hex > > errors. I even tried hitting option 6, unsettng acpi_load, then > booting, > > but the same error comes up. > > > > I tried 6.0 AMD-64 and didn't get as far. Before the boot menu could > come > > up, it continually spews what appears to be the same/similar hex errors > and > > didn't even respond to Cntrl-Alt-Delete. Trying 5.4, I don't get the > elf32 > > error before the boot menu, but if I select option 1 it has trouble > loading > > ACPI and then shuts down. Selecting option 2 (with the 5.4 cd) does no= t > > bring up an error, the system just shuts down. Out of curiousity, I > tried a > > Knoppix 4.0 CD and was able to fully boot and get a functioning system > up > > (albeit running off the CD). > > > > My bios has painfully few options, such as boot order and disabling the > > onboard wireless nic, nothing else. > > > > Is there something else I should try, or do I have to wait for the time > > being? > > What happens when you boot in "safe mode"? > I think I got the same error, but I will double check in a couple hours whe= n I get home and can try again.