Dual Boot with Windows - Hal.dll Missing or Corrupt - PC-BSD Forums

iBrood · #1 05-29-2006, 11:09 AM

I have installed pc-bsd alongside Windows Xp via a standard graphical install, and now when I select DOS on my boot loader, I get the error:

HAL.dll Corrupt or MIssing

Now, I know that there is a way to repair this using the Windows Recovery console but this will remove all the data in my MBR and I wont be able to boot to pc-bsd.

Please help.

Abhinav

antik · #2 05-29-2006, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by iBrood

Now, I know that there is a way to repair this using the Windows Recovery console but this will remove all the data in my MBR and I wont be able to boot to pc-bsd.

Please help.

From Installcd rescue mode fire:

Code:

# boot0cfg -B ad0

iBrood · #3 05-29-2006, 11:38 AM

Sorry, but I'm completely new to BSD/Linux. Could you please tell me where the rescue mode is. I was unable to locate it in the CD's main menu or it's installation menu.

I tried using the command you provided in the emergency shell in the utilities in the installation men but it had no effect.

antik · #4 05-29-2006, 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by iBrood

Sorry, but I'm completely new to BSD/Linux. Could you please tell me where the rescue mode is. I was unable to locate it in the CD's main menu or it's installation menu.

I tried using the command you provided in the emergency shell in the utilities in the installation men but it had no effect.

Emergency is the "rescue" mode. Thiss command would install BSD bootloader to MBR.

iBrood · #5 05-29-2006, 11:52 AM

As I said, I did try that command in the emergency shell but it had no effect.

antik · #6 05-29-2006, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by iBrood

As I said, I did try that command in the emergency shell but it had no effect.

What is your drive configuration? Is it primary or secondary, first drive or second?

More information about FreeBSD bootloader.

Quote:

boot0cfg [-Bv] [-b boot0] [-d drive] [-f file] [-m mask] [-o options]
[-s slice] [-t ticks] disk

On PCs, a boot manager typically occupies sector 0 of a disk, which is known as the Master Boot Record (MBR). The MBR contains both code (to which control is passed by the PC BIOS) and data (an embedded table of defined slices).

The options are:

-B Install the `boot0' boot manager. This option causes MBR code to be replaced, without affecting the embedded slice table.

Try this:

Code:

# boot0cfg -B -d ad0

iBrood · #7 05-30-2006, 06:48 AM

What you said worked perfectly, however my Windows installation was corrupted beyond repair, so I had to format the system and reinstall Windows because other users require it.

antik · #8 05-30-2006, 08:14 AM

Originally Posted by iBrood

What you said worked perfectly, however my Windows installation was corrupted beyond repair, so I had to format the system and reinstall Windows because other users require it.

I don't think pcbsd destroyed your windows installation, PC-BSD is mounting NTFS filesystems read-only by default.

iBrood · #9 05-30-2006, 09:26 AM

Then I dont know what did because I didnt tamper with the Windows partition. I chose unpartitioned space for the PC-BSD installation.

Apatewna · #10 05-30-2006, 06:44 PM

Originally Posted by iBrood

I have installed pc-bsd alongside Windows Xp via a standard graphical install, and now when I select DOS on my boot loader, I get the error:

HAL.dll Corrupt or MIssing

Abhinav

The only time I have seen this message is when I install windows on a PC, install all drivers, then take the disk out and try to boot it on another PC. It's mainly a disk controller misconfiguration. Windows installed remember eg an SIS controller and suddenly it sees a VIA controller.
CRASH!

You didn't do anything like that by any chance did you?

Hal.dll stands for Hardware Abstraction Layer (or more ways to crash your windows installation apart from using keyboard and mouse).

It could be that you have a corrupt hard drive. The PCBSD boot loader starts windows just fine, no other clue as what caused the problem.