From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 8 22:46:02 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1850916A412 for ; Wed, 8 Nov 2006 22:46:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7976243D69 for ; Wed, 8 Nov 2006 22:46:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 15055 invoked from network); 9 Nov 2006 09:46:00 +1100 Received: from 203-217-72-200.dyn.iinet.net.au (HELO localhost) (203.217.72.200) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 9 Nov 2006 09:46:00 +1100 Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 09:45:56 +1100 From: Norberto Meijome To: tecol Message-ID: <20061109094556.5184f8bb@localhost> In-Reply-To: <4551DAF3.7060307@monobath.com> References: <454FF2CD.5020906@monobath.com> <20061108004104.1e2ca5dd@localhost> <45515EBA.7090506@monobath.com> <20061108160511.05aaf1ee@localhost> <4551DAF3.7060307@monobath.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 2.5.2 (GTK+ 2.10.6; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Install error - MOD_LOAD (amr_linux, 0xffffffff806205d0, 0) error 6 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:46:02 -0000 On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 07:26:11 -0600 tecol wrote: > I disabled SATA in BIOS and I disabled the nVidia RAID setup in BIOS and > got stuck at the same place, except that I don't see the MOD_LOAD error > 6 message. The last message I see is the timecounters message. then maybe amr isn't at fault (even if it's showing an error...) > If I exit to the boot prompt (option 6), then "load amr_linux" it gets > loaded. Module name is amr_linux.ko. I also "set acpi_load=no" to get > around the bad character in the ACPI table issue. Then "boot". Now I see > message saying amr_linux is already loaded. boot sequence continues and > I still hang after the timecounters message. have you tried disabling apic? not good to do this if you have SMP, but on UMP is has helped me move past locks like yours. _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome "He inherited some good instincts from his Quaker forebears, but by diligent hard work, he overcame them." James Reston (about Richard Nixon) I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned.