From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 23 02:35:01 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 67CE316A41F for ; Fri, 23 Dec 2005 02:35:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ryallsd@gmail.com) Received: from xproxy.gmail.com (xproxy.gmail.com [66.249.82.193]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 81A6943D55 for ; Fri, 23 Dec 2005 02:35:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ryallsd@gmail.com) Received: by xproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id t12so384340wxc for ; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 18:34:59 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=QGWp5mkvf9khQtMTPLKw+tKDArgBh8ml0X71PyyqFJwkvrNd4c3+6+odkpuTmrTviYpdk4F/jIo1auOlPZwe8IF5SONsEUPnx8w5Jzm6rLrCPxljtAk3B3I2tzdz9e9iKcWNzFDpj5rp0gnKzyG/c/+dR5sf1am/i60jW0jIhwM= Received: by 10.70.42.8 with SMTP id p8mr2727228wxp; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 18:34:59 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.70.42.4 with HTTP; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 18:34:59 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 18:34:59 -0800 From: Derrick Ryalls To: Ted Mittelstaedt In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 References: 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 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: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 02:35:01 -0000 On 12/22/05, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > > > > >-----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 > > I tried 4.11 and got the hex errors even quicker, no chance to interrupt boot sequence. There isn't a bios update available for it either.