Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 06:10:11 GMT From: Chris <chrcoluk@gmail.com> To: freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: i386/86880: [hang] 6.0 hangs or reboots whilst 5.4 is stable (ASUS-A7NX motherboard with nforce2 chipset) Message-ID: <200602100610.k1A6ABrn053646@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR i386/86880; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Chris <chrcoluk@gmail.com> To: "Mars G. Miro" <marsgmiro@gmail.com> Cc: Geoffroy Desvernay <dgeo@dgeos.net>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, bug-followup@freebsd.org Subject: Re: i386/86880: [hang] 6.0 hangs or reboots whilst 5.4 is stable (ASUS-A7NX motherboard with nforce2 chipset) Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 06:09:18 +0000 ------=_Part_13577_17800037.1139551758562 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On 09/02/06, Mars G. Miro <marsgmiro@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 2/9/06, Geoffroy Desvernay <dgeo@dgeos.net> wrote: > > Quoting "Mars G. Miro" <marsgmiro@gmail.com>: > > > > > On 2/8/06, Geoffroy Desvernay <dgeo@dgeos.net> wrote: > > >> > > >> >>>I've got the same problem with an A7N8X-X (athlon 2000+) > motherboard > > and > > >> >>>6-STABLE (Build Feb, 2 2006). > > >> >>>booting with kernel.debug says nothing, seems to be hardware hang > but > > >> >>>doesn't happend with linux nor OpenBSD. Didn't tried 5.3 yet. > > >> >>>Hang after detection of ATA devices (floppy's light turns on, the= n > > hang) > > >> > > > >> > I've experienced this myself. Happens w/ nForce-based mobos and > > >> > certain shuttles. My fix has to always set the BIOS setting of the > HD > > >> > to LBA instead of Auto or CHS. > > >> > > > >> > Try this and report back ;-) > > >> > > > >> Tried this unsuccessfully, but fixing cpu freq to 100Mhz (instead of > > >> 133Mhz) seems to work... > > >> > > >> I've read something about disabling firewire in the bios, but I have > it > > >> on a separate card (not in the MB), and I can't remove it for the > > moment... > > >> > > > > > > Also try disabling APIC (not ACPI) as I've encountered several mobos > > > that have this implemented poorly w/c results in weird behaviors of > > > the OS. > > > > > >> I'm not kernel developper, but I may try patches or ? > > >> > > > > > > I'm not aware of any patches but I think this is just a hardware > > > config problem tho YMMV. > > > > > Working at 133Mhz with hint.apic.0.disabled=3D"1" in looader.conf. > > > > Thanks for that :) > > > > Actually, I was referring to disabling APIC in the BIOS, not in > FreeBSD. But I'm glad that it works ;-) > > > I saw at http://acpi.sf.net/dsdt/view.php?id=3D233 that a dsdt specific > > for this board is available... (not fixing all), could this fix > > anything in my case ? I think I'll give a try on of these days... > > > > That I have no clue ;-) > > > > Geoffroy > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > > > > > > > > > cheers > mars > _______________________________________________ I noticed a few times now disabling acpi in 6.0 fixes some problems, but on the same hardware acpi will work on 5.4 is this to do with i386 support bee= n removed or are there other acpi changes under the hood? Chris ------=_Part_13577_17800037.1139551758562 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline <br><br> <div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 09/02/06, <b class=3D"gmail_sendername"= >Mars G. Miro</b> <<a href=3D"mailto:marsgmiro@gmail.com">marsgmiro@gmai= l.com</a>> wrote:</span> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0= px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">On 2/9/06, Geoffroy Desvernay &l= t;<a href=3D"mailto:dgeo@dgeos.net">dgeo@dgeos.net</a>> wrote:<br>> Q= uoting "Mars G. Miro" < <a href=3D"mailto:marsgmiro@gmail.com">marsgmiro@gmail.com</a>>:<br>>= <br>> > On 2/8/06, Geoffroy Desvernay <<a href=3D"mailto:dgeo@dgeo= s.net">dgeo@dgeos.net</a>> wrote:<br>> >><br>> >> >= >>I've got the same problem with an A7N8X-X (athlon 2000+) motherboar= d <br>> and<br>> >> >>>6-STABLE (Build Feb, 2 2006).<br>= > >> >>>booting with kernel.debug says nothing, seems to = be hardware hang but<br>> >> >>>doesn't happend with linu= x nor OpenBSD. Didn't tried=20 5.3 yet.<br>> >> >>>Hang after detection of ATA devices (= floppy's light turns on, then<br>> hang)<br>> >> ><br>> &= gt;> > I've experienced this myself. Happens w/ nForce-based mobos an= d <br>> >> > certain shuttles. My fix has to always set the BIOS = setting of the HD<br>> >> > to LBA instead of Auto or CHS.<br>&= gt; >> ><br>> >> > Try this and report back ;-)<br> > >> ><br>> >> Tried this unsuccessfully, but fixing c= pu freq to 100Mhz (instead of<br>> >> 133Mhz) seems to work...<br>= > >><br>> >> I've read something about disabling firewire= in the bios, but I have it <br>> >> on a separate card (not in the MB), and I can't remove it= for the<br>> moment...<br>> >><br>> ><br>> > Also = try disabling APIC (not ACPI) as I've encountered several mobos<br>> >= ; that have this implemented poorly w/c results in weird behaviors of <br>> > the OS.<br>> ><br>> >> I'm not kernel developp= er, but I may try patches or ?<br>> >><br>> ><br>> > I= 'm not aware of any patches but I think this is just a hardware<br>> >= ; config problem tho YMMV. <br>> ><br>> Working at 133Mhz with hint.apic.0.disabled=3D"1= " in looader.conf.<br>><br>> Thanks for that :)<br>><br><br>A= ctually, I was referring to disabling APIC in the BIOS, not in<br>FreeBSD. = But I'm glad that it works ;-) <br><br>> I saw at <a href=3D"http://acpi.sf.net/dsdt/view.php?id=3D233"= >http://acpi.sf.net/dsdt/view.php?id=3D233</a>; that a dsdt specific<br>>= for this board is available... (not fixing all), could this fix<br>> an= ything in my case ? I think I'll give a try on of these days... <br>><br><br>That I have no clue ;-)<br><br><br>> Geoffroy<br>><br= >> ----------------------------------------------------------------<br>&= gt; This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.<br> ><br>><br>><br><br><br>cheers<br>mars<br>_________________________= ______________________</blockquote> <div> </div> <div>I noticed a few times now disabling acpi in 6.0 fixes some problems, b= ut on the same hardware acpi will work on 5.4 is this to do with i386 suppo= rt been removed or are there other acpi changes under the hood?</div> <div> </div> <div>Chris</div><br> </div> ------=_Part_13577_17800037.1139551758562--
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