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Subject: Re: kern/139654:  CD-boot failure on newer IBM server
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John Baldwin wrote:
> On Wednesday 09 December 2009 10:02:21 am Charles Owens wrote:
>> Charles Owens wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> As detailed in the PR, we are unable to get FreeBSD (7.1) to boot with
>>> an IBM System x3250 M2 server.  I'm not sure what steps to take next,
>>> and would greatly appreciate assistance.
>>>
>>> We've also submitted kern/139653 which deal with different hardware (HP)
>>> and is not quite as critical (very poor performance, as opposed to
>>> complete failure)... any suggestions with this also welcome.
>>>
>>> PR links:
>>> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=kern/139654
>>> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=kern/139653
>>
>> Tying up this loose thread... PR kern/139654 turns out to be duplicate
>> of kern/103602.  Patch in PR from Alexander Motin (mav@) appears to
>> resolve our issue (works fine in 7.1 but must be applied by hand).  Our
>> thanks to him for his generous support.
> 
> Does the same patch address 139653 at all?
> 


As yet unknown.  We'll be testing this case shortly.  Thanks.


 Charles Owens
 Great Bay Software, Inc.