Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 11:33:07 +0100 From: "Markie" <mark.cullen@dsl.pipex.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Acer TravelMate 212TX Laptop, AGP error of sorts. Message-ID: <001901c42e9e$87c06560$f700000a@ape> References: <002301c42e4b$67569950$f700000a@ape> <20040430091859.GA13055@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk>
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On Fri, Apr 30, 2004 at 01:38:04AM +0100, Markie wrote: >> agp0: <Ali Generic host to PCI bridge> mem 0xe0000000-0xe3fffff at device >> 0.0 on pci0 >> agp0: bad initial aperture size, disabling >> device_probe_and_attach: agp0 attach returned 6 > >Aieee! The dreaded 'attach returned 6'!!!! haha! Indeed :o) Unfortuantly I didn't have a choice over the laptop, not that I am not very grateful for it though :o) I always wanted one! >> >> I am guessing this is broken hardware? Anyway, in safe mode the panic >> occurs (whenever I load any kernel module by the looks of it) is: (be >> warned, this probably isn't really all that helpful but I am waiting for a >> hard disk to arrive... then I may be able to build a debug kernel if it's >> needed?) > >Alas, you are not the only person to have had that problem with the >Acer Travelmate: > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-newbies/2003-September/000773.html > >Which suggests that the problem is incompatability between the OS and >the hardware. I've no idea if the poster of that message ever found a >solution. And the other approach which often works when trying to >figure out recalcitrant laptops: hunting through the /Linux/ sites for >clues, that doesn't seem to turn up much useful, other than listing a> >bunch of distro's that do or don't work with it. Well, damn! I will try a recent Linux distro on it soon and see how that goes I guess. I did come across a fix yesterday, well... supposedly. I am not entirely sure how I would go about applying it before installing though. I guess I will just have to hope it'll do a buildworld alright in this safe mode thing :o) http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2003-December/016587.html > >I suggest you ask again on the freebsd-mobile@... list. I wasn't aware there was a mobile list :o) Sorry if I uhh... polluted the list a bit or anything :o) Thanks alot for your reply! > > Cheers, > > Matthew > >-- >Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks > Savill Way >PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow >Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK
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