From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 21 18:26:01 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 977C116A420 for ; Wed, 21 Dec 2005 18:26:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ryallsd@gmail.com) Received: from xproxy.gmail.com (xproxy.gmail.com [66.249.82.200]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 783FA43D66 for ; Wed, 21 Dec 2005 18:26:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ryallsd@gmail.com) Received: by xproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id t4so138438wxc for ; Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:25:59 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=SCnODOvqqoaJ9gwKeQaGF/RJ6ovdUPbYJt+fWd+eTn0lAa4UPhnDJgYqvje+xYhoYmUi67PoiLa3mFYBKwqGvruAEZrkWDB3eeKTb79SogVUiAkOZsauSH+b5AqPD8UaCSzh7uU3IG+PsxRBxINnnkKuTh+YumhHE8eDwDXwMcI= Received: by 10.70.25.17 with SMTP id 17mr951772wxy; Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:25:58 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.70.42.4 with HTTP; Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:25:58 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:25:58 -0800 From: Derrick Ryalls To: Ted Mittelstaedt In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: HP Pavillion laptop can't boot FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 18:26:01 -0000 > >-----Original Message----- > >From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Derrick Ryalls > >Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 9:02 PM > >To: FreeBSD Questions > >Subject: HP Pavillion laptop can't boot FreeBSD > > > > > >Greetings, > > > >I recently purchased an HP Pavillion laptop (dv8000) that has > >an AMD-64 CPU, > >with the intent on running FreeBSD 6.0 (i386) as a dual boot > >option. I have > >installed BSD numerous times on various desktops, but this is my first > >attempt on a laptop. > > > >When I boot off the CD, before the boot menu comes up, an error message > >comes up: elf32_lookup_symbol: corrupt symbol table. Then the > >normal boot > >menu comes up, at which point selecting option 1 (normal) or option 2 > >(without ACPI) causes the BTX loader to halt after displaying some hex > >errors. I even tried hitting option 6, unsettng acpi_load, > >then booting, > >but the same error comes up. > > > >I tried 6.0 AMD-64 and didn't get as far. Before the boot menu > >could come > >up, it continually spews what appears to be the same/similar > >hex errors and > >didn't even respond to Cntrl-Alt-Delete. Trying 5.4, I don't > >get the elf32 > >error before the boot menu, but if I select option 1 it has > >trouble loading > >ACPI and then shuts down. Selecting option 2 (with the 5.4 cd) does not > >bring up an error, the system just shuts down. Out of > >curiousity, I tried a > >Knoppix 4.0 CD and was able to fully boot and get a functioning > >system up > >(albeit running off the CD). > > > >My bios has painfully few options, such as boot order and disabling the > >onboard wireless nic, nothing else. > > > >Is there something else I should try, or do I have to wait for the time > >being? > > > >TIA for any suggestions. > > > >-Derrick > On 12/21/05, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > > > > boot off floppies and try a ftp install. Or, boot windows > > and burn the freebsd cd in the laptop (i assume the laptop has > > a cd burner) sounds like a media error. > > > > Ted > > I don't have a floppy drive to use, but in any case I used 3 different FreeBSD CDs, all failed. One of the CDs I had previously used to install o= n a desktop, so I doubt it is a media issue.