Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 08:49:47 -0400 From: Coleman Kane <cokane@FreeBSD.org> To: rar102@ra.msstate.edu Cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: compaq 6515b turion x2 laptop Message-ID: <1210510187.62567.22.camel@localhost> In-Reply-To: <1210444435.62567.19.camel@localhost> References: <1210436112.4825ca102cfce@webmail.msstate.edu> <1210437989.62567.17.camel@localhost> <1210439595.4825d7ab5c1df@webmail.msstate.edu> <1210444435.62567.19.camel@localhost>
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--=-1A+Cl+/z/SYF6kaB/3GX Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, 2008-05-10 at 14:33 -0400, Coleman Kane wrote: > On Sat, 2008-05-10 at 12:13 -0500, rar102@ra.msstate.edu wrote: > > Quoting Coleman Kane <cokane@freebsd.org>: > >=20 > > Yes!!! thank you. Unfortunately, I don't have access to another amd64 = box to > > try your patch. Sorry. But, I will look at the dmesg and send it to y= ou. >=20 > Excellent. A dmesg will be very helpful for me to write a patch from, as > it will allow me to see if it is or is not the sound driver overlapping > memory in your case. I suspect that the BIOS images are so similar that > you probably even have almost the same bios-chosen memory regions on > your system. If you're having difficulty getting a dmesg, you might want to try booting off the LiveFS disc with a USB flash drive plugged in. You can then mount the flash drive (which should be detected as SCSI) and write the dmesg output there. >=20 > >=20 > > > RAR, > > > > > > You are in luck! Well, actually I have good news and I have bad news. > > > The good news is that I have nearly the same (6715b) laptop and > > > experienced similar problems when getting FreeBSD onto it. After some > > > work, I've been able to use FreeBSD reliably on the system. > > > > > > The bad news is that you probably have an overlap of PCI memory range= s > > > between the SATA controller and another device in the system (likely = the > > > audio controller). > > > > > > I put up a page describing the problem here: > > > > > http://www.cokane.org/dokuwiki/freebsd/amd64_compatibility#getting_the_= hp_compaq_6715b_working > > > > > > Specifically, read this section: > > > > > http://www.cokane.org/dokuwiki/freebsd/amd64_compatibility#the_onboard_= ati_sb600_hda_audio_controller > > > > > > Give me the weekend, and I will post a 7.0-RELEASE CD with the patch = in > > > it. I figured that I should have done it a while ago. Oh well. > > > > > > While you are at it, see if you can use Scroll-Lock and the up/down k= eys > > > to read the kernel messages. See if you can find the atapci0 probe li= ne > > > for your SATA controller (AHCI), as well as the line for your pcm0 > > > device and send them back to me. I can add your info to my webpage to > > > help others. > > > > > > It will look like this: > > > atapci0: <ATI IXP600 SATA300 controller> port > > > 0x9000-0x9007,0x9008-0x900b,0x9010-0x9017,0x5018-0x501b,0x5020-0x502f= mem > > > 0xd0609000-0xd06093ff irq 16 at device 18.0 on pci0 > > > ... > > > pcm0: <ATI SB600 High Definition Audio Controller> mem 0xd0608000-0xd= 060bfff > > > irq 16 at device 20.2 on pci0 > > > > > > You'll notice the "mem" resource for the audio controller is > > > 0xd0608000-0xd060bff, and the "mem" resource for the SATA controller = is > > > 0xd0609000-0xd06093ff. The SATA controller's "mem" resource is > > > completely covered by this audio controller. > > > > > > If you happen to have access to another machine for building your own > > > releases, you can try my patch and build them from it. > > > > > > -- > > > Coleman Kane > > > > >=20 > >=20 > >=20 --=20 Coleman Kane --=-1A+Cl+/z/SYF6kaB/3GX Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEABECAAYFAkgm62gACgkQcMSxQcXat5f7kwCeL9JUSqFVT5TLse3H0KQe0Wly Q0UAn3OszMBh+3iJ9iANoV0lKJkotgXA =OA+9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-1A+Cl+/z/SYF6kaB/3GX--
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