From owner-freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 5 08:50:00 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-i386@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EBCEE1065670 for ; Sat, 5 Apr 2008 08:50:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BBB3F8FC2B for ; Sat, 5 Apr 2008 08:50:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m358o0Cr062452 for ; Sat, 5 Apr 2008 08:50:00 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id m358o0UQ062451; Sat, 5 Apr 2008 08:50:00 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 08:50:00 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200804050850.m358o0UQ062451@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Dale DuRose Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F2F851065678 for ; Sat, 5 Apr 2008 08:41:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D45C78FC1F for ; Sat, 5 Apr 2008 08:41:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m358fNGl042808 for ; Sat, 5 Apr 2008 08:41:23 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id m358fNUG042807; Sat, 5 Apr 2008 08:41:23 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200804050841.m358fNUG042807@www.freebsd.org> Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 08:41:23 GMT From: Dale DuRose To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: i386/122462: Fails to boot from an usb harddrive X-BeenThere: freebsd-i386@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: I386-specific issues for FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 05 Apr 2008 08:50:01 -0000 >Number: 122462 >Category: i386 >Synopsis: Fails to boot from an usb harddrive >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-i386 >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Apr 05 08:50:00 UTC 2008 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Dale DuRose >Release: 7.0 Release >Organization: n/a >Environment: >Description: Fails to boot from USB external hard drive. Seem that freebsd boots from the mbr but crashes at BTX. If the bootloader is installed screen seems to scroll dumping cpu registers. And cant be stopped. This is dump i get from btx if the standard mbr is installed. int=0000000d err=00000000 efl=00030202 eip=00010000 eax=00000e49 ebx=00000007 ecx=00000007 edx=00000180 esi=000003f0 edi=00000000 ebp=000003f0 esp=00000406 cs=80c6 ds=9c82 es=1400 fs=0000 gs=0000 ss=9c80 cs:eip=00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00-00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00-00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ss:esp=47 91 00 00 16 02 00 60-00 00 1d 31 00 00 49 00 00 6e 00 00 00 00 53 20-00 00 d2 31 00 00 3c 2c BTX halted >How-To-Repeat: install FreeBSD on to an external usb hard drive with standard mbr installed. Boot from the external hard drive. >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: