HP zv5000 notebook will not launch kernel off installation media

[Jonathan Feally]

I have tried both the i386 and amd64 versions - exactly the same result

Jonathan Feally wrote:

> Has anyone gotten FreeBSD to run on a zv5000? I have the version with 
> an AMD 64 chip, and would like to dual boot. I've been a long time 
> user of FreeBSD, but never on a laptop. Currently it will start to 
> boot off the cd, load the kernel, and I can drop to the /boot/loader 
> command prompt. However once I run the command boot from there, the 
> cursor spins a few times, stops, and about 15 seconds later the 
> machine powers off.
>
> I have tried turning acpi off, even the full safe mode as /boot/loader 
> calls it, but all yeild the same result, spin cursor and power off.
>
> Any Suggestions would be great!
>
> Thanks Jonathan
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