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Date:      Sun, 4 Apr 2010 16:34:17 +0200
From:      Attilio Rao <attilio@freebsd.org>
To:        Phil Regnauld <pr+freebsd-current@x0.dk>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD 9-CURRENT (and 8.0) on MacMini (rev. 3,1)
Message-ID:  <s2g3bbf2fe11004040734na3b11be7j6644cda329c25a76@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20100404123907.GA84384@macbook.catpipe.net>
References:  <20100404123907.GA84384@macbook.catpipe.net>

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2010/4/4 Phil Regnauld <pr+freebsd-current@x0.dk>:
> Hi everyone,
>
> Wasn't sure where to post this, so I'll try here as it involves -CURRENT
> as well, and effort is probably best spent there.
>
> Have acquired a MacMini "Server" model (4 GB RAM, 2 x 500 GB disk, and
> no optical drive) to build a workshop training server. I am trying
> to get FreeBSD to work on this beast, and so far I've had mitigated
> success.
>
> Below is the combination of versions that work/don't work. =C2=A0If it ha=
ngs/panics,
> it's at boot time.
>
> Boot mode =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 ACPI =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0NO ACPI/SAFE
>
> F7.2-R amd64 =C2=A0hang =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0panic (in swapper)
> F7.2-R i386 =C2=A0 WORKS, but 2.7 GB visible. PAE kernel panics on starti=
ng CPU2
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0no-ACPI not tested (not n=
ecessary)
>
> F8.0-R amd64 =C2=A0hang =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0hang
> F8.0-R =C2=A0i386 =C2=A0hang =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0han=
g ohci
>
> F8.0-S amd64 =C2=A0hang =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0hang at =
ohci early: SMM active, request owner change
>
> F9.0-C amd64 =C2=A0panic acpica =C2=A0 =C2=A0hang on md0: Preloaded image=
 =C2=A0(Feb 2010 SNAP)
> F9.0-C i386 =C2=A0 panic acpica =C2=A0 =C2=A0panic acpica
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Stopped at =C2=A0kbd_enter+0x3a: movl =C2=A0=
$0,kbd_why
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0(USB kbd dead here, cannot backtrace)

I would start by compiling a debugging kernel and using serial port
for capturing, starting reporting the ACPI bug in the latest case,
then we can get useful informations.

Attilio


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