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Date:      Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:48:27 -0700
From:      Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@sippysoft.com>
To:        John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, "current@freebsd.org" <current@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD kernel doesn't boot on FUJITSU PRIMERGY RX200 S5 server
Message-ID:  <4BCE212B.4060205@sippysoft.com>
In-Reply-To: <201004200920.08846.jhb@freebsd.org>
References:  <4BCD5A7B.2070505@FreeBSD.org> <4BCD5C20.8000508@FreeBSD.org> <4BCD9E72.1000502@FreeBSD.org> <201004200920.08846.jhb@freebsd.org>

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John Baldwin wrote:
> 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.

No, that have not helped at all. I measured the delay - it's about 6 
minutes. Do you or anybody else have other ideas?

Regards,
-- 
Maksym Sobolyev
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