From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 20 19:45:06 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2039E16A4CE for ; Tue, 20 Jan 2004 19:45:06 -0800 (PST) Received: from hotmail.com (bay13-f108.bay13.hotmail.com [64.4.31.108]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F389643D2F for ; Tue, 20 Jan 2004 19:45:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from floating_in_space_@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 20 Jan 2004 19:45:04 -0800 Received: from 24.201.31.164 by by13fd.bay13.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 21 Jan 2004 03:45:04 GMT X-Originating-IP: [24.201.31.164] X-Originating-Email: [floating_in_space_@hotmail.com] X-Sender: floating_in_space_@hotmail.com From: "alexis georges" To: kris@obsecurity.org Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 22:45:04 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 21 Jan 2004 03:45:04.0916 (UTC) FILETIME=[F4C3A540:01C3DFD0] cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: RE: ACPI failure on 5.2 (Re: Timecounters and 5.2) X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 03:45:06 -0000 alright, if i were to disable ACPI, so that I could use 5.2 normally, would it be "bad"..i mean is it a big deal if ACPI isn't turned on? if it is not a bigdeal, then i forget about the problem, as it is most likely a compatibility problem (with new changes made to the ACPI driver), and start using 53.2 and its new features.. thanks again >From: Kris Kennaway >To: alexis georges >CC: kris@obsecurity.org, freebsd-current@freebsd.org >Subject: ACPI failure on 5.2 (Re: Timecounters and 5.2) >Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 19:30:01 -0800 > >On Tue, Jan 20, 2004 at 10:21:10PM -0500, alexis georges wrote: > > well, if you mean what happens next in nonACPI mode, then i just end up >at > > the login prompt..no problem..i can login in..no problem.. > >OK, your original email mentioned an "error" when you tried disabling >ACPI. It was not apparent that this worked around the problem. > > > when i do boot with ACPI, then it waits forever at those 2 timecounter > > lines..thats all..i can wait half an hour, and it just stays there..i > > really dunno why > > thanks for helping btw > >Your machine may have a buggy ACPI implementation, or FreeBSD's ACPI >support might be buggy with respect to your hardware. You should be >able to obtain more information using the ACPI_DEBUG kernel config >option (i.e. build a custom kernel), but exactly what to try and how >to interpret it will require the services of an ACPI guru. Try asking >your question again on acpi-jp@jp.freebsd.org if no-one else chimes in >here (include full information so they don't have to back-and-forth >again). > >Kris ><< attach3 >> _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca