From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 17 21:15:11 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E76AB16A4CE for ; Thu, 17 Jun 2004 21:15:11 +0000 (GMT) Received: from postal1.es.net (postal1.es.net [198.128.3.205]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C2B8643D49 for ; Thu, 17 Jun 2004 21:15:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from oberman@es.net) Received: from ptavv.es.net ([198.128.4.29]) by postal1.es.net (Postal Node 1) with ESMTP (SSL) id IBA74465; Thu, 17 Jun 2004 14:14:38 -0700 Received: from ptavv (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ptavv.es.net (Tachyon Server) with ESMTP id E03E55D08; Thu, 17 Jun 2004 14:14:37 -0700 (PDT) To: John Birrell In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 16 Jun 2004 14:12:27 +1000." <20040616041227.GJ15577@freebsd3.cimlogic.com.au> Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 14:14:37 -0700 From: "Kevin Oberman" Message-Id: <20040617211437.E03E55D08@ptavv.es.net> cc: Michael Roberts cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bfe0 with/without acpi -- "watchdog timeout" error X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 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: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 21:15:12 -0000 > Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 14:12:27 +1000 > From: John Birrell > Sender: owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org > > On Tue, Jun 15, 2004 at 07:20:56PM -0400, Michael Roberts wrote: > > i've run into a problem with -current, which wasn't there with 5.2 stable. > > when i boot the system with acpi enabled, the bfe0 ethernet device loads up > > and works for a short period of time, after which it gives the error > > "watchdog timeout -- resetting". > > > > after scanning the mailing lists, i saw that other people had had problems > > with acpi.. but for me, disabling acpi is what works. with acpi disabled, > > bfe0 does not reset, and i can use the interface just fine (sic i am able > > to send this message... :) > > > > so -- what do i do to get both acpi and bfe0 running at the same time? > > The result of the discussion you've referred to was that one piece of the > ACPI code was backed out for the time being [ thanks to John Baldwin and > Nate Lawson for responding to the problems noted]. > > As of today, a cvsup of -current runs fine on my Dell 1150 which uses > bfe. I suggest you try updating - just keep a known good kernel around > just in case. 'make reinstallkernel' is your friend. And friends don't let friends overwrite known good kernels with known bad kernels. :-) -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634