NetBSD Problem Report #37041

From martin@duskware.de  Sun Sep 30 08:50:16 2007
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Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 04:59:21 +0000 (UTC)
From: day7195891@gmail.com
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Subject: NetBSD LiveCD fully works but Installer CD fails to boot on Compaq V3240AU
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>Number:         37041
>Category:       install
>Synopsis:       NetBSD LiveCD fully works but Installer CD fails to boot on Compaq V3240AU
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    install-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          support
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Sep 30 08:55:00 +0000 2007
>Originator:     Day
>Release:        NetBSD 3.1, 4.0RC1(both tried)
>Organization:
MUST
>Environment:
Linux localhost 2.6.20.11.dev1.lgc #1 Tue May 15 00:41:26 WST 2007 i686 AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2  GNU/Linux (This is the output of "uname -a" in my  linux. Below is the detailed info of my laptop Compaq V3240AU)

Hp Compaq V3240AU Hardware List

AMD Turion64 X2 TL-52(1.6G)
NVIDIA GeForce Go6150


00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Host Bridge (rev a2)
00:00.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 0 (rev a2)
00:00.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 1 (rev a2)
00:00.3 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 5 (rev a2)
00:00.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 4 (rev a2)
00:00.5 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Host Bridge (rev a2)
00:00.6 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 3 (rev a2)
00:00.7 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation C51 Memory Controller 2 (rev a2)
00:02.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation C51 PCI Express Bridge (rev a1)
00:03.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation C51 PCI Express Bridge (rev a1)
00:05.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation C51 PCI Express Bridge (rev a2)
00:09.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Host Bridge (rev a2)
00:0a.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP51 LPC Bridge (rev a3)
00:0a.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP51 SMBus (rev a3)
00:0a.3 Co-processor: nVidia Corporation MCP51 PMU (rev a3)
00:0b.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP51 USB Controller (rev a3)
00:0b.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP51 USB Controller (rev a3)
00:0d.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP51 IDE (rev f1)
00:0e.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Serial ATA Controller (rev f1)
00:10.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP51 PCI Bridge (rev a2)
00:10.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP51 High Definition Audio (rev a2)
00:14.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP51 Ethernet Controller (rev a3)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4310 UART (rev 01)




>Description:
I am really impressed by NetBSD, as a student who wants to dive into Unix. However, since I suffer the similar boot problem(ACPI autoload failed, no such file or directory. BTX halted.) with PCBSD, DestopBSD before, this time I try your Live CD before I jump to the installation. The Live CD works fully well. When it boots, no matter which mode I choose, Generic or Laptop, either works fine. So I think finally I found a BSD derivative I can try on my laptop. In case that any problem stands in the way, I read your documentation carefully. Then I down the NetBSD 3.1 iso for i386(Note that although my laptop is amd64, I choose i386 version so that I can use more general packages, you know), burn it to a CD and then boot. However, it doesn't work, it just keeps rebooting. I try many times but always fail. Then I turn to the 3.1 for amd64, the same problem. And then 4.4RC1 for both i386 and amd64, this time, it doesn't keep rebooting any more, it puts a strange number(4136052) on t
 he screen and then halted. I just wonder why the Live CD works totally well but the Installer CD fails all the time. What is the difference between the Installer CD and the Live CD? Can I get the Live CD version to install on my laptop. I don't mean install NetBSD from the Live CD. I mean if you can change the Live CD version to an Installer CD version and distribute it then I can down it and install it as others do with the Installer CD version. Thank you in advance.
>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:

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