Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:39:44 +0100 From: Dominic Marks <dom@goodforbusiness.co.uk> To: CyberSans AirBort <cybersans@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bug on BTX Message-ID: <4513F5B0.9030300@goodforbusiness.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <15af975d0609220725s1206d7ebr53589adbc1b9c17@mail.gmail.com> References: <15af975d0609212321r29fdd287p462ae0f2b7e404b4@mail.gmail.com> <15af975d0609220725s1206d7ebr53589adbc1b9c17@mail.gmail.com>
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CyberSans AirBort wrote: > hello guys, sorry if i send email to wrong address. > > i have tested 6.2-BETA and the same problem still appear when i want to > install it into compaq evo desktop; BTX HALTED. > > like previous version, it stucks when booting from cd on the first > installation. i have follow so many discussion around the internet, and > they > are blaming compaq BIOS, some of them give solution such as change hdd mode > from extended DMA to max PIO, but it won't work. and for your information, > this machine had no problem when installed with windows or linux. > > please guys, i hope there will be a fixed on 6.2 so that it will load, > installed, and run on my compaq evo desktop Go into the BIOS, disable BIOS DMA transfers **. After that it will boot normally. I have about 20 EVOs, which this change they run fine. This is true of all versions of FreeBSD I have ever tried. ** I can't remember the exact name of the option, but it is something along those lines. Enjoy, Dominic > thank you > > cybersans > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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