i386/115854: Install FreeBSD with USB CDROM causes panic in BTX loader

Jenseng Chen sjo3_chen at seed.net.tw
Mon Aug 27 02:00:09 PDT 2007


>Number:         115854
>Category:       i386
>Synopsis:       Install FreeBSD with USB CDROM causes panic in BTX loader
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    freebsd-i386
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Aug 27 09:00:08 GMT 2007
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Jenseng Chen
>Release:        6.2
>Organization:
>Environment:
>Description:
Install FreeBSD 6.2 with usb cd-rom causes looping in BTX loader. I tried FreeBSD 5.5 and it still happened. Many people had the same problem and posted in web, but no response. Please look at http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2005-November/019334.html for more  details.
>How-To-Repeat:
Find a machine with usb cd-rom boot support. Put disc1 in usb cdrom and boot. Kernel panic occurred.
>Fix:


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