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Date:      Thu, 28 Oct 2004 21:35:13 +0200
From:      Emanuel Strobl <Emanuel.Strobl@gmx.net>
To:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Cc:        Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net>
Subject:   Re: GPT must have ACPI in the kernel [Was: RC1 doesn't boot with GPT (i386) anymore]
Message-ID:  <200410282135.19269.Emanuel.Strobl@gmx.net>
In-Reply-To: <20041028190627.GC36555@ns1.xcllnt.net>
References:  <200410280151.00104.Emanuel.Strobl@gmx.net> <200410281042.23376.Emanuel.Strobl@gmx.net> <20041028190627.GC36555@ns1.xcllnt.net>

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Am Donnerstag, 28. Oktober 2004 21:06 schrieb Marcel Moolenaar:
> On Thu, Oct 28, 2004 at 10:42:22AM +0200, Emanuel Strobl wrote:
> > Am Donnerstag, 28. Oktober 2004 01:50 schrieb Emanuel Strobl:
> > > Some hours ago I upgraded from BETA7 to RC1, cvsuped today, with the
> > > same kernel config but now GPT doesn't work anymore.
> >
> > Sorry, this is not correct. I removed ACPI from my custom kernel so it
> > get's loaded as module like with GENERIC kernel.
> > And that causes GPT to fail, no matter what RELENG_5 version, so RC1 with
> > ACP in the kernel works but GENERIC kernel will fail to boot!
> >
> > Shall I file a PR?
>
> Yes, please. GPT has no relation to ACPI, so it should not be affected

Done: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=73251

> by whether ACPI is loaded as a module or compiled into the kernel. I
> find it hard to believe that a GEOM class would be affected. But, there

I couldn't imagine that this change to my kernel config was the cause, but 
after reverting to BETA7 booting failed too so I reverted the only change I 
had made and that was device acpi. And after that all versions from BETA7 up 
to todays -stable boot fine.

Thanks,

-Harry

> may be some freak interaction somewhere in the kernel that causes this.

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