From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 11 20:49:38 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DCC561065672; Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:49:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from yanegomi@gmail.com) Received: from mail-iy0-f182.google.com (mail-iy0-f182.google.com [209.85.210.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7EA028FC13; Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:49:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iakl21 with SMTP id l21so2632927iak.13 for ; Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:49:37 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=references:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding :content-type:message-id:cc:x-mailer:from:subject:date:to; bh=GhrJsTBG5SFfbaHzzTeOHuE08J9I5YOBJ5MG0TWdVLo=; b=xqLeJMHnuAIDdVxsX6Ebg0NV2PVVIhHULdi5VGJOczDEs+Gj1PaJhMZ5b7Gcxrkftp CNLuZnB7+qKrOFls3RWnxCxfhdzGKQhIY5/l2mvEHF8zxKd0vm7ZclASA7dpZsYZsB0+ ue0se17NqZs8mEeRhXn/kpGpUcvTQRHcvqGJw= Received: by 10.42.158.132 with SMTP id h4mr10584043icx.0.1323636577806; Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:49:37 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.20.56] (c-24-6-49-154.hsd1.ca.comcast.net. [24.6.49.154]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id r18sm20894390ibh.4.2011.12.11.12.49.35 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:49:36 -0800 (PST) References: <76373418.20111209141018@serebryakov.spb.ru> <1406787882.20111211132717@serebryakov.spb.ru> <4EE500A2.4050005@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <4EE500A2.4050005@FreeBSD.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-2022-jp Message-Id: X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (9A405) From: Garrett Cooper Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:49:32 -0800 To: Andriy Gapon Cc: Attilio Rao , "freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org" , "lev@FreeBSD.org" Subject: Re: FreeBSD/amd64 on machine without ACPI BIOS? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:49:38 -0000 On Dec 11, 2011, at 11:12 AM, Andriy Gapon wrote: > on 11/12/2011 11:27 Lev Serebryakov said the following: >> Hello, Freebsd-current. >> You wrote 9 =1B$B'U'V'\'Q'R'b'q=1B(B 2011 =1B$B'T=1B(B., 14:10:18: >>=20 >>> Soekris ("famous" developer of small x86-compatible appliance-like >>> hardware) released net6501 some time ago, which is based on Atom (E6xx) >>> CPU. >>> It seems, that 64-bit version of Linux could run on it without >>> problems. >>> But FreeBSD/amd64 can not. It stops after kernel detect some >>> devices without any errors or panics. >>> This box has one big difference from billions other Intel-based >>> boxes on market: it has very special BIOS without ACPI at all. Someone >>> says, that it could be reason why FreeBSD/amd64 could not be boot on >>> this box. >>> Is it true? Is it possible to have FreeBSD/amd64 without ACPI? >> It seems, that "device mptable" in kernel config helps. >> Why is it not in GENERIC kernel? >=20 > Just a guess, maybe because GENERIC kernel is for "generic" hardware. Sounds like we need a SOEKRIS generic KERNCONF and an installer that can ins= tall the right kernel (or at least select between different variants) :).. S= ounds like a worthwhile enhancement to me! -Garrett=