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From: "Joe t."<joe4usmc@aol.com>
To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject: BTX failed - HP Laptop dv2315nr
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>Number:         111992
>Category:       amd64
>Synopsis:       [boot] BTX failed - HP Laptop dv2315nr
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    gavin
>State:          closed
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:  
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Apr 22 02:50:04 GMT 2007
>Closed-Date:    Thu Apr 16 11:23:09 UTC 2009
>Last-Modified:  Thu Apr 16 11:23:09 UTC 2009
>Originator:     Joe t.
>Release:        6.2-RELEASE
>Organization:
>Environment:
unable.
>Description:
Installation CD (disc 1) of FreeBSD v6.2-RELEASE fails to successfully boot.

I was unable to find other documentation regarding this laptop on mailing
lists or google (regarding FreeBSD compatibility). 

Laptop: HP dv2000-series. Specific model: dv2315nr.

The disc's (6.2-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso) md5 sum matches that published
on the ftp server. CD verified after burn.

The boot loader appears to initiate properly, and then loops endlessly. 
It shows these few lines of text:

CD Loader 1.2

Building the boot loader arguments
Looking up /BOOT/LOADER... Found
Relocating the loader and the BTX
Starting the BTX loader

BTX loader 1.00   BTX version is 1.01
Consoles: internal video/keyboard
BIOS CD is cd0
BIOS drive C: is disk0
BIOS 631kB/915520kB available memory

Freebsd/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 1.1
(root@portnoy.cse.buffalo.edu, Fri Jan 12 06:34:52 UTC 2007)

Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf


This is followed by an endless loop of text which scrolls too fast on
the screen to read. I believe it is alternating two lines of text.

cst = 00000000   abc = 00000000  xyz = 00000000
BTX = 00000000   xyz = 00000000  abc = 00000000

The zeros are alpha-numeric sequences which I can't read. 


This laptop's BIOS, supplied by Phoenix Technologies, has practically
no configuration options except for changing the date/time, boot devices
and boot order. This Hewlett-Packard laptop is "Designed for Windows
Vista." It uses an nVidia chipset with the new(er) pci-express bus. 

This situation occurs 100% of the time regardless of power source
(battery or wall charger).
>How-To-Repeat:
Attempt to boot from installation CD.
>Fix:

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:

From: "Scot Hetzel" <swhetzel@gmail.com>
To: "Joe t." <joe4usmc@aol.com>
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: amd64/111992: BTX failed - HP Laptop dv2315nr
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 22:28:17 -0500

 On 4/21/07, Joe t. <joe4usmc@aol.com> wrote:
 > The boot loader appears to initiate properly, and then loops endlessly.
 > It shows these few lines of text:
 >
 > CD Loader 1.2
 >
 > Building the boot loader arguments
 > Looking up /BOOT/LOADER... Found
 > Relocating the loader and the BTX
 > Starting the BTX loader
 >
 > BTX loader 1.00   BTX version is 1.01
 > Consoles: internal video/keyboard
 > BIOS CD is cd0
 > BIOS drive C: is disk0
 > BIOS 631kB/915520kB available memory
 >
 > Freebsd/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 1.1
 > (root@portnoy.cse.buffalo.edu, Fri Jan 12 06:34:52 UTC 2007)
 >
 > Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf
 >
 >
 > This is followed by an endless loop of text which scrolls too fast on the screen to read. I believe it is alternating two lines of text.
 >
 > cst = 00000000   abc = 00000000  xyz = 00000000
 > BTX = 00000000   xyz = 00000000  abc = 00000000
 >
 > The zeros are alpha-numeric sequences which I can't read.
 >
 I had the same problem booting FreeBSD/AMD64 (6.1 & 6.2 RELEASE) from
 the install CD on a HP dv8000 system.
 
 I found a work around, in which if I press the spacebar until I see on
 the screen that it is loading the kernel (i.e. /boot/kernel/kernel),
 it will boot into the installer.  After you get the system installed,
 it won't have any problems booting off the HD.
 
 see PR 105514
        http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=105514
 
 Scot
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State-Changed-From-To: open->feedback 
State-Changed-By: matteo 
State-Changed-When: Dom 18 Mag 2008 00:21:13 UTC 
State-Changed-Why:  
Is this still a problem on modern FreeBSD versions? 

http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=111992 
State-Changed-From-To: feedback->closed 
State-Changed-By: gavin 
State-Changed-When: Thu Apr 16 11:21:56 UTC 2009 
State-Changed-Why:  
Feedback timeout (~1 year). Although it is hard to say (not enough 
information in PR), this is likely fixed in recent versions of FreeBSD. 


Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-amd64->gavin 
Responsible-Changed-By: gavin 
Responsible-Changed-When: Thu Apr 16 11:21:56 UTC 2009 
Responsible-Changed-Why:  
Track 

http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=111992 
>Unformatted:
