Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 06:19:40 GMT From: Adam VandeMore <amvandemore@gmail.com> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: misc/167670: Laptop won't boot from FreeBSD iso, but will from usb memstick image Message-ID: <201205070619.q476JeHe047676@red.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <201205070620.q476KBJX070282@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 167670 >Category: misc >Synopsis: Laptop won't boot from FreeBSD iso, but will from usb memstick image >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon May 07 06:20:10 UTC 2012 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Adam VandeMore >Release: FreeBSD 9 Release amd64 >Organization: >Environment: >Description: I have a Dell Studio 1555 which I wanted to put FreeBSD amd64 9-RELEASE on. During the process, I discovered booting from the CD is broken(md5 verified, drive works), almost immediately after hitting: Looking up /BOOT/LOADER...found I can't go to the loader prompt it reboots so quickly. I found this behavior strange, but Google revealed some others with same problems. Trudging on, I tried booting from the memstick version which appears to work and as left me with a bootable FreeBSD install(dual-boot). >How-To-Repeat: Boot from a FreeBSD install iso on a Dell Studio 1555 >Fix: Workaround: Install from memstick. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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