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From: Kurt Jaeger <lists@c0mplx.org>
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Subject: Re: 6.2 Release install CD crashes at BTX loader on a VIA Eden
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Hi!

> I have a need to set up a FreeBSD bases system. However, the install 
> disk crashes
> in the BTX loader.
> 
> I don't have the ability to capture the output exactly, however, the 
> final lines before
> the register dump is:
> 
> BTX Loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.01
> console: internal video/keyboard
[...]
> 1) Is there a known work around or later snapshot that has corrected this
> problem.

I had this once and found the following hints:

Error report:

  http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2007-January/032425.html

Some discussion about it:

  http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2006-November/030897.html
  http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-qa/2006-September/000783.html

  Partial fix could be to use GRUB (it helps me on Sun, but does not help
  on HP servers)

And:

  http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2007-January/032446.html
  The btx code can't deal with BIOSes which want to enter 
  protected mode to service the I/Os. USB support in most BIOSen generally 
  does this. I see the same issue with FreeBSD's pxeboot and the PXE 
  client in Etherboot.

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