Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 18:50:05 GMT From: "Niall Douglas" <s_sourceforge@nedprod.com> To: freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: amd64/80691: amd64 kernel hangs on load Message-ID: <200505121850.j4CIo5EX043424@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR amd64/80691; it has been noted by GNATS. From: "Niall Douglas" <s_sourceforge@nedprod.com> To: bug-followup@freebsd.org Cc: Kent Palmkvist <kentp@isy.liu.se> Subject: Re: amd64/80691: amd64 kernel hangs on load Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 19:47:59 +0100 On 12 May 2005 at 15:53, Kent Palmkvist wrote: > I got a similar error as you when I tried my Acer Aspire 1522WLMi with > FreeBSD 5.3. It turned out to be a problem with the BIOS setup: There > was an entry to enable/disable USB legacy support. If I disabled this, > then FreeBSD booted correctly. Tried this, and it now works fine. Thank you very much for the tip. Point 1: There really should be an FAQ entry in the amd64 release notes specifying this problem and workaround Point 2: It's still a bug in the amd64 implementation as i386 works fine. Cheers, Niall
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