"BTX halted" error with 2.2.2

jdietrch

I've reported it now and it's bug #4718: https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/4718

havs

I was wondering if you ever resolved this issue. I'm encountering the same problem and have the exact same motherboard/cpu combo.

davidbrownuk

I also have the same issue. Mine is an HP Compaq Desktop with an AMD Athlon x2 processor. Mine keeps rebooting after displaying the BTX loader message.

It looks like the BTX loader or the options it is being given doesn't like AMD processors.
If I use a similar model HP desktop but the one with the Intel Processor in it, it works fine.

Benjanyan

I didn't think I'd find anyone with a similar set up to me but here I am. A8N32-SLI deluxe (from a gaming machine of the past) with an Athlon 64 x2 3800+.

I've also had the same issue as the OP booting from a memory stick after an upgrade from the web interface. I've had to stick to 2.1.5 because I couldn't get it to boot with any combination of BIOS settings related to power management. Same message. :'(

I wouldn't like to decommission it over something like this. :(

brando56894

@davidbrownuk:

I also have the same issue. Mine is an HP Compaq Desktop with an AMD Athlon x2 processor. Mine keeps rebooting after displaying the BTX loader message.

It looks like the BTX loader or the options it is being given doesn't like AMD processors.
If I use a similar model HP desktop but the one with the Intel Processor in it, it works fine.

This.

I have an Athlon X2 3000 that gives that error when booting from USB, it won't even get that far with the CD.

bpb21

I am also having the same error, both with a live CD and a USB stick, where "BTX halted". I can't get to the boot settings, and have disabled everything not needed in the BIOS.

I also have an ASUS system:
AMD Athlon 62 X2 Dual Core Processor
Speed 2000MHz
Count 2
BIOS 0112 07/21/2006

So, it's most likely something between ASUS and pfSense. What, remains to be seen. I'm going to try 2.1.5 instead of the current 2.2.5 (giving me the errors) and see if that works with the earlier version.

Seems it's obviously something changed in pfSense between 2.1.5 and 2.2.5 that's conflicting.

phil.davis

pfSense 2.3-ALPHA would be worth a try. That is based on FreeBSD 10.2-STABLE. And also the build of pfSense 2.3-ALPHA is a lot more stock FreeBSD. So maybe among all those changes, something of FreeBSD that works for this hardware will now be in the pfSense build also.

(And worth checking that FreeBSD 10.2 is also still working fine on this hardware)

Benjanyan

@phil.davis:

pfSense 2.3-ALPHA would be worth a try. That is based on FreeBSD 10.2-STABLE. And also the build of pfSense 2.3-ALPHA is a lot more stock FreeBSD. So maybe among all those changes, something of FreeBSD that works for this hardware will now be in the pfSense build also.

(And worth checking that FreeBSD 10.2 is also still working fine on this hardware)

Good shout, Phil. I put pfSense-2.3-ALPHA-4g-amd64-nanobsd-vga-20151116-1309 onto a spare flash drive and it booted without issue on the first go. :)

phil.davis

Good shout, Phil.

Just dumb luck. I had a particular Jetway board (very different hardware to this thread) that worked with 2.1.* but not 2.2.*, I should dig that out again and try it with 2.3.

FlashBack0

in overall for this problem to be salved, is to put the harddrive in to another laptop an install the OP, and then switch back the harddrive to the previous laptop to configuer the OP.