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Date:      Wed, 25 Aug 2004 18:49:03 -0400
From:      Steven Friedrich <FreeBSD@InsightBB.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re:
Message-ID:  <200408251849.03695.FreeBSD@InsightBB.com>
In-Reply-To: <9d97d9dc63.9dc639d97d@prodigy.net.mx>
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On Wednesday 25 August 2004 05:35 pm, edwinculp wrote:
> ----- Mensaje original -----
> De: Steven Friedrich <FreeBSD@InsightBB.com>
> Fecha: Mi=E9rcoles, Agosto 25, 2004 3:49 pm
>
> Asunto: Re:
> > On Wednesday 25 August 2004 03:56 pm, Lee Harr wrote:
> > > >I just installed mtools today.  I'm tracking 4.10 STABLE and my
> > > >ports tree was updated yesterday.
> > > >
> > > >I get an error:
> > > >root@lightning(p1)/usr/src 114% mdir a:
> > > >Can't open /dev/fd0.720: Device not configured
> > > >Cannot initialize 'A:'
> > >
> > > Does your dmesg mention fd0 ?
> > > something like ...
> > >
> > > fd0: <1440-KB 3.5" drive> on fdc0 drive 0
> > >
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> > I'm glad you asked.  It says:
> > fdc0: cannot reserve I/O port range
>
> This is just a very wild guess but on current there is an issue with some
> Athlon motherboards w/via chipsets and the dmesg is something like
>
> fdc0: <floppy drive controller> port 0x3f7,0x3f4-0x3f5,0x3f2-0x3f3 irq 6
> drq 2 on acpi0 fdc0: I/O to control range incorrect
> device_attach: fdc0 attach returned 6
>
> I was told on the Current list that my acpi was on crack :) but Warner is
> preparing a patch.  It's been that was for a while.
>
> Like I said, I doubt it is the same but just in case.  I assume you aren=
=B4t
> using Athlon with via chipset, if not I don't think that is the problem.
>
> ed
>
> > I didn't have this problem until recently though, and I haven't
> > changed BIOS
> > settings.
> >
> > Is it conflicting with something new?
> >
> > oh, I recently added device psa to my kernel.. I'll remove it and
> > let the list
> > know...
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Thanks for the info.

My moboard is an ASUS P4-533T.  I think the problem is loosely related.  I=
=20
think the acpi code is looking at too broad a port range or something...

I discovered that I can "fix" the problem by removing acpi from my kernel, =
but=20
I hope to get a real solution, cause I want ACPI.

I'm willing to provide more info or run some code for the developer...



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