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Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:19:07 GMT
From: Ilya Zhuravel <ilya.zhuravel@gmail.com>
To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Cant boot installation DVD. BTX halted
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>Number:         142946
>Category:       i386
>Synopsis:       [boot] Can't boot installation DVD. BTX halted
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    freebsd-i386
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:  
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Jan 18 17:20:02 UTC 2010
>Closed-Date:    
>Last-Modified:  Fri Feb 05 06:38:18 UTC 2010
>Originator:     Ilya Zhuravel
>Release:        8.0 AMD64
>Organization:
UGE
>Environment:
Cant even load OS. Fails when starting installer
>Description:
When trying to install freeBSD 8.0 on ESX server 3.5 after selecting any loader option i get an error BTX halted.

I also get some kind of memory dump.
Could it be connected to bios settings or is it my virtual machine or even HW (Intel XEON 64 bit). 

Please he-e-e-e-elp.

Sincerely yours,
Ilya Zhuravel
>How-To-Repeat:
Install an installation DVD and press 1. If you see "BTX halted" exception you've got the same problem.
>Fix:
Googled alot but haven't found any specific answer why this happens.


>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-bugs->freebsd-i386 
Responsible-Changed-By: linimon 
Responsible-Changed-When: Mon Jan 18 22:34:18 UTC 2010 
Responsible-Changed-Why:  
reclassify. 

http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=142946 
>Unformatted:
