From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 4 03:00:17 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 188241065677 for ; Fri, 4 Jun 2010 03:00:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (unknown [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA8228FC19 for ; Fri, 4 Jun 2010 03:00:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id o5430GV4053174 for ; Fri, 4 Jun 2010 03:00:16 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id o5430G8Z053172; Fri, 4 Jun 2010 03:00:16 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 03:00:16 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <201006040300.o5430G8Z053172@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, Austin English Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A7F03106564A for ; Fri, 4 Jun 2010 02:51:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 965478FC14 for ; Fri, 4 Jun 2010 02:51:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o542pU5M042655 for ; Fri, 4 Jun 2010 02:51:30 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id o542pUi5042654; Fri, 4 Jun 2010 02:51:30 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <201006040251.o542pUi5042654@www.freebsd.org> Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 02:51:30 GMT From: Austin English To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: misc/147458: FreeBSD 8 can't boot from dvd, unless dvd is explicitly chosen from bios boot menu 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: Fri, 04 Jun 2010 03:00:17 -0000 >Number: 147458 >Category: misc >Synopsis: FreeBSD 8 can't boot from dvd, unless dvd is explicitly chosen from bios boot menu >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Jun 04 03:00:16 UTC 2010 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Austin English >Release: 8.0 >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD pcbsd-884 8.0-RELEASE-p2 FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE-p2 #10: Thu Jan 7 14:50:53 EST 2010 root@build8x64.pcbsd.org:/usr/obj/usr/pcbsd-build80/fbsd-source/8.0-src/sys/PCBSD amd64 >Description: Tested with FreeBSD 8.0, PC-BSD 8, as well as FreeBSD 8.1 beta. Hardware is an HP Pavilion dv2000 laptop. When I put in the BSD DVD to install, I get the cd loader, and up to the line '/boot/kernel/kernel text=0x8d9548'. The computer sits there for a minute or two, before rebooting itself. I found, however, that if I hit escape in bios and explicitly choose to boot from the CD/DVD drive, the install will work just fine. >How-To-Repeat: Burn FreeBSD iso, put in drive and turn it on :-). >Fix: Explicitly choosing to boot from cd/dvd. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: