From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 22 10:00:22 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 3E16F16A420 for ; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:00:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (mail.web-strider.com [65.75.192.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 331BC43D58 for ; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:00:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from tedwin2k (nat-rtr.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.197.130]) by mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (8.11.1/8.11.1) with SMTP id jBMA3ZP54972; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 02:03:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" To: "Derrick Ryalls" Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 02:00:18 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 Importance: Normal Cc: FreeBSD Questions 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: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:00:22 -0000 >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Derrick Ryalls >Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 10:26 AM >To: Ted Mittelstaedt >Cc: FreeBSD Questions >Subject: Re: HP Pavillion laptop can't boot FreeBSD > > >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >> >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of >Derrick Ryalls >> >Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 9:02 PM >> >To: FreeBSD Questions >> >Subject: HP Pavillion laptop can't boot FreeBSD >> > >> > >> >Greetings, >> > >> >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 not >> >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? >> > >> >TIA for any suggestions. >> > >> >-Derrick >> On 12/21/05, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: >> > >> > boot off floppies and try a ftp install. Or, boot windows >> > and burn the freebsd cd in the laptop (i assume the laptop has >> > a cd burner) sounds like a media error. >> > >> > Ted >> >> >I don't have a floppy drive to use, but in any case I used 3 different >FreeBSD CDs, all failed. One of the CDs I had previously used >to install on >a desktop, so I doubt it is a media issue. > Try booting a 4.11 CD, I have systems which will boot 4.11 fine but will not boot 5.4 or later. If an install works on that, I would send-pr the bug. Also, make sure to firmware/bios update the laptop. Ted