From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 20 13:41:52 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 549931065670; Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:41:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from cyrus.watson.org (cyrus.watson.org [65.122.17.42]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 25BBF8FC26; Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:41:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from bigwig.baldwin.cx (66.111.2.69.static.nyinternet.net [66.111.2.69]) by cyrus.watson.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id CC0D946B39; Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:41:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: from jhbbsd.localnet (smtp.hudson-trading.com [209.249.190.9]) by bigwig.baldwin.cx (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 997F28A01F; Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:41:50 -0400 (EDT) From: John Baldwin To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:20:08 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.12.1 (FreeBSD/7.3-CBSD-20100217; KDE/4.3.1; amd64; ; ) References: <4BCD5A7B.2070505@FreeBSD.org> <4BCD5C20.8000508@FreeBSD.org> <4BCD9E72.1000502@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <4BCD9E72.1000502@FreeBSD.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="koi8-u" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <201004200920.08846.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.0.1 (bigwig.baldwin.cx); Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:41:50 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.95.1 at bigwig.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=4.2 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on bigwig.baldwin.cx Cc: "current@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: FreeBSD kernel doesn't boot on FUJITSU PRIMERGY RX200 S5 server X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 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: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:41:52 -0000 On Tuesday 20 April 2010 8:30:42 am Maxim Sobolev wrote: > Update: I've discovered that the 7.3 kernels actually boot after some > ridiculously long waiting period after the "boot" command (i.e. 10 > minutes or even more). I suspect that it might be caused by the memory > probing, which as far as I know the FreeBSD does to determine if the > physical memory that has been reported by BIOS really exists. > > Here is what kernel reports about RAM: > > http://sobomax.sippysoft.com/ScreenShot605.png > > Any comments? Maybe try adding hint.atkbdc.0.disabled="1" hint.atkbd.0.disabled="1" to /boot/device.hints? That has reportedly removed minute-long boot delays on some Nehalem machines. -- John Baldwin