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Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 09:41:07 -0800 (PST)
From: Nate Lawson <nate@root.org>
To: Coercitas Temet'Nosce <coercitas@hotmail.com>
Cc: FreeBSD current users <FreeBSD-current@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject: Re: Problem with RC3
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On Tue, 14 Jan 2003, Coercitas Temet'Nosce wrote:
> I'm trying to install the new RC3 release on a laptop Toshiba SP6000.
> 
> Problem is that Boot kernel from install CD (mini) hangs whith this message
> ...
> acpi0: <TOSHIB 750    > on motherboard
>     ACPI-0625: *** Info: GPE Block0 defined as GPE0 to GPE63
> Using $PIR table, 7 entries at 0xc00f01d0
> acpi0: power button is handled as a fixed feature programming model.
> Timecounter "ACPI-safe" frequency 3579545 Hz
> can't fetch resources for \_SB_.PCI0.FNC0.PRT_ - AE_BAD_DATA
> acpi_timer0: <24-bit timer at 3.579545MHz> port 0xee08-0xee0b on acpi0
> acpi_cpu0: <CPU> on acpi0
> pcib0: <ACPI Host-PCI bridge> port 0xcf8-0xcff on acpi0
> pci0: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib0
> agp0: <Ali Generic host to PCI bridge> mem 0xf0000000-0xf3ffffff at device
> 0.0 o, pci0
> 
> and system hangs forever at this point. Not being really expert in boot, I
> don't know how to manage this. It was already the case with FreeBSD-RC2 but
> not with DP1, something happened inbetween.

At boot prompt, "unset acpi_load".

Has anyone documented this option?  It should be in the release notes in
flashing red as nearly all install complaints seem to be related to poor
ACPI data.

-Nate


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