Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 06:14:39 -0700 From: Scott Long <scottl@freebsd.org> To: "Vinod Kashyap" <vkashyap@amcc.com> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: RE: FreeBSD 5.3 installation problems on EM64T Message-ID: <41AC723F.8000607@freebsd.org>
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> > How much memory do you have? Are those ATAPI CD drives? > > > I had 6 GB all along, and was just trying 2 GB. Well, the > installation went through!! I am surprised that the error > resulting out of more memory in the system looks as bizarre as: > "The disc in your drive looks more like an Audio disc than a > FreeBSD release." Thanks for the help! ACPI still doesn't work > though. > > And yes, both are ATAPI/IDE CDROM drives. FreeBSD 5.3-R has bounce buffer problems on both amd64 and i386 with >4GB of RAM. This will definitely cause strange data corruption on ATA. I fixed 5-STABLE and 6-CURRENT last week, so you should update. ACPI works ok on my EM64T system (a pre-release Intel 7520BD2 board). Not sure what to say except to see if there are BIOS updates for your board. Scott
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