From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 21 14:36:10 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A16F106567E; Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:36:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from scheidell@secnap.net) Received: from fl.us.spammertrap.net (fl.us.spammertrap.net [204.89.241.173]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C52D8FC1F; Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:36:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from scheidell@secnap.net) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fl.us.spammertrap.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 048A8E6072; Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:36:09 -0400 (EDT) X-Quarantine-ID: X-Virus-Scanned: SpammerTrap(r) SME-150 1.84 at fl.us.spammertrap.net X-Amavis-Modified: Mail body modified (using disclaimer) by fl.us.spammertrap.net Received: from secnap3.secnap.com (secnap3.secnap.com [204.89.241.130]) by fl.us.spammertrap.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 650FBE605F; Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:36:08 -0400 (EDT) Received: from Mikes-Laptop.local ([10.70.3.3]) by secnap3.secnap.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:36:08 -0400 Message-ID: <48FDE8E0.2030509@secnap.net> Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:36:16 -0400 From: Michael Scheidell User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Macintosh/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jeremy Chadwick References: <48E66ACE.7060702@secnap.net> <20081004064515.GA48654@icarus.home.lan> In-Reply-To: <20081004064515.GA48654@icarus.home.lan> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 21 Oct 2008 14:36:08.0275 (UTC) FILETIME=[5B0B7230:01C9338A] Cc: satz@iranger.com, sos@freebsd.org, bug-followup@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kern/127391: [ata] Intel 6300ESB SATA150 cannot find disk and boot under 6.3 [regression] X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:36:10 -0000 More information: I have a dmidecode, dmesg.boot and pciconf from A) old dell 750 (using a 6.3 kernel that we got to work by accident, don't remember how) B) new dell 750 that will boot anything. Biggest different seems to be a different motherboard. new one doesn't have an acpi apci bios, has a dual core cpu, old one has hyperthread cpu. I can build any kernel I want on the newer dell 750, it will boot just about anything. three different kernels that booted on new dell won't boot on old one. kernel that boots on old one, will boot on new one. I will upload. as a reminder, all systems, up and including freebsd 5.5 and 6.2 booted on all of these. A 'fix' somewhere in 6.3 broke the pci bridge? sata controller? disk init? 7.0 didn't fix it either, so whatever was changed was changed in 7.0 also. another reminder, and explanation. Several months ago, when investigating this, looking at a lot of problems documented and found by google, one of our techs came across a fix. we have a 6.3 kernel with that fix it it, but tech did not document it, and we have not been able to find fix or reproduce fix. -- Michael Scheidell, CTO Phone: 561-999-5000, x 1259 > *| *SECNAP Network Security Corporation * Certified SNORT Integrator * King of Spam Filters, SC Magazine 2008 * Information Security Award 2008, Info Security Products Guide * CRN Magazine Top 40 Emerging Security Vendors _________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned and certified safe by SpammerTrap(r). For Information please see http://www.spammertrap.com _________________________________________________________________________