Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 09:40:07 +0530 From: "Gautham Ganapathy" <xgautham@ti.com> To: "Jud" <jud@myrealbox.com> Cc: "FreeBSD.org - Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Spontaneous Reboot on Startx (was Re: Problem with "shutdown -p now") Message-ID: <NGBBJAAOCMHHCAAOGNFMGEICCAAA.xgautham@ti.com> In-Reply-To: <NIFCZY1XCB1Z3VMLC72ZVR61FDFCVSRM.3cfc93a2@sparky>
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Tuesday, June 04, 2002 3:47 PM Jud wrote: > > 6/4/2002 12:33:28 AM, Scott Robbins <scottro@nyc.rr.com> wrote: > > >> > > >> > At 17:39 2002/06/03 -0700, patrick wrote: > >> > > >> > >> Errm - Scott, when I did the apm_enable, > >> remove-disable-apm-and-recompile-kernel thing (plus cd /dev and sh > >> MAKEDEV all), it solved my shutdown problem (I'd had it on my > ASUS > >> A7V333), but the next two times I tried to start the X server, my > >> machine spontaneously rebooted. Also, I'm using a boot > > > >There's a certain humor in that. However, the ASUS MB problem with > >startx is usually easily fixed. I happen to know about this, because > >I have an ASUS > > > >There was a PR filed on it. When did you last do cvsup and > >buildworld? If it hasn't been for awhile, doing so should fix the > >startx problem, Mr. Malone has fixed it. > > > >If not, and you don't feel like doing a build world, you should be > >able to fix it by doing the following. > >Open up /usr/src/sys/i386/i386/i686_mem.c > > > >Around line 269, there's probably something like > > > >u_int cr4save; > > > > > >mrd = sc->mr_desc; > > > >In between those two lines, put > > > >return; > > > >Then recompile, and that should fix it. > >The only thing that worries me about giving this advice is that you > >didn't have the problem before. In general, it's been a problem with > >various (though not all) ASUS boards, and didn't as far as I know, > >have anything to do with apm--it was connected with MTRR. > > > >Let me know what happens, for my own knowledge (unless you've > already > >put things back as they were, fixed it and don't feel like bothering) > > > >Thanks. > > > >Scott > > Hi Does this occur only on the A7V333 ? I switched from an A7V (KT133A) to an A7V333 yesterday and now I can't run X. What exactly is the connection of the MTRR to the motherboard ? I never had problems on the A7V. Regards Gautham To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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