Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:49:32 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper <yanegomi@gmail.com> To: Andriy Gapon <avg@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Attilio Rao <attilio@FreeBSD.org>, "freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org" <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org>, "lev@FreeBSD.org" <lev@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD/amd64 on machine without ACPI BIOS? Message-ID: <E05EA49B-00DC-400D-AB0F-D862DCD0E491@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4EE500A2.4050005@FreeBSD.org> References: <76373418.20111209141018@serebryakov.spb.ru> <1406787882.20111211132717@serebryakov.spb.ru> <4EE500A2.4050005@FreeBSD.org>
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On Dec 11, 2011, at 11:12 AM, Andriy Gapon <avg@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
> on 11/12/2011 11:27 Lev Serebryakov said the following:
>> Hello, Freebsd-current.
>> You wrote 9 декабря 2011 г., 14:10:18:
>>
>>> Soekris ("famous" developer of small x86-compatible appliance-like
>>> hardware) released net6501 some time ago, which is based on Atom (E6xx)
>>> CPU.
>>> It seems, that 64-bit version of Linux could run on it without
>>> problems.
>>> But FreeBSD/amd64 can not. It stops after kernel detect some
>>> devices without any errors or panics.
>>> This box has one big difference from billions other Intel-based
>>> boxes on market: it has very special BIOS without ACPI at all. Someone
>>> says, that it could be reason why FreeBSD/amd64 could not be boot on
>>> this box.
>>> Is it true? Is it possible to have FreeBSD/amd64 without ACPI?
>> It seems, that "device mptable" in kernel config helps.
>> Why is it not in GENERIC kernel?
>
> Just a guess, maybe because GENERIC kernel is for "generic" hardware.
Sounds like we need a SOEKRIS generic KERNCONF and an installer that can install the right kernel (or at least select between different variants) :).. Sounds like a worthwhile enhancement to me!
-Garrett
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