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Date:      Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:20:08 -0400
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org>
To:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Cc:        "current@freebsd.org" <current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD kernel doesn't boot on FUJITSU PRIMERGY RX200 S5 server
Message-ID:  <201004200920.08846.jhb@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <4BCD9E72.1000502@FreeBSD.org>
References:  <4BCD5A7B.2070505@FreeBSD.org> <4BCD5C20.8000508@FreeBSD.org> <4BCD9E72.1000502@FreeBSD.org>

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On Tuesday 20 April 2010 8:30:42 am Maxim Sobolev wrote:
> Update: I've discovered that the 7.3 kernels actually boot after some 
> ridiculously long waiting period after the "boot" command (i.e. 10 
> minutes or even more). I suspect that it might be caused by the memory 
> probing, which as far as I know the FreeBSD does to determine if the 
> physical memory that has been reported by BIOS really exists.
> 
> Here is what kernel reports about RAM:
> 
> http://sobomax.sippysoft.com/ScreenShot605.png
> 
> Any comments?

Maybe try adding

hint.atkbdc.0.disabled="1"
hint.atkbd.0.disabled="1"

to /boot/device.hints?  That has reportedly removed minute-long boot delays on 
some Nehalem machines.

-- 
John Baldwin



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