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Date:      Sun, 2 Nov 2003 10:51:15 +1000
From:      anubis <anubis357@optusnet.com.au>
To:        "Pranav A. Desai" <pdesai1@cs.uh.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Via EPIA 800Mhz
Message-ID:  <200311021051.15731.anubis357@optusnet.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.33.0310281536560.8184-100000@themis.cs.uh.edu>
References:  <Pine.GSO.4.33.0310281536560.8184-100000@themis.cs.uh.edu>

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On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 07:39 am, Pranav A. Desai wrote:
> I have the same options in the kernel config ... it still does the same
> thing :( ... now I am certain I am doing something wrong ... I think I
> will the GENERIC kernel config and see if that works ...
>
> Thanks for your help
> -Pranav
>
> *******************************************************************
> Pranav A. Desai
>
> On Tue, 28 Oct 2003, J. Seth Henry wrote:
> > >Hi!
> > >
> > >  Does anyone know if the Via EPIA 800MHz is supported in any version of
> > >freebsd. I tried it with 4.6.2 and it reboots as soon as kernel loads.
> > >Or do I need to enable any specific options in the kernel config.
> > >
> > >It has the following CPU-
> > >VIA C3 800 E-Series processor, 800 MHz
> > >
> > >I would appreciate any kind of help.
> > >
> > >Thanks
> > >
> > >*******************************************************************
> > > Pranav A. Desai
> >
> > Yes, it does. My ipfilter/NAT machine is running 4.8-REL on a 933MHz EPIA
> > board, and I have an X terminal running 4.8-REL on a 800MHz EPIA board.
> >
> > I use the following kernel configuration (for the X terminal):
> >
> > # Kernel configuration for gearbox (4/25/2003) working copy
> >
> > machine		i386
> > cpu		I686_CPU
> > ident		gearbox
> > maxusers	0
> >
> > options 	INET			#InterNETworking
> > #options		INET6			#IPv6 Communications Protocols
> > options		FFS			#Berkeley Fast Filesystem
> > options 	FFS_ROOT		#FFS usable as root device [keep this!]
> > options 	SOFTUPDATES		#Enable FFS soft updates support
> > options 	MFS			#Memory Filesystem
> > options 	MD_ROOT			#MD is a potential root device
> > options 	MSDOSFS			#MSDOS Filesystem
> > options 	CD9660			#ISO 9660 Filesystem
> > options 	CD9660_ROOT		#CD-ROM usable as root, CD9660 required
> > options 	PROCFS			#Process filesystem
> > options 	COMPAT_43		#Compatible with BSD 4.3 [KEEP THIS!]
> > options 	SCSI_DELAY=1000		#Delay (in ms) before probing SCSI
> > options 	UCONSOLE		#Allow users to grab the console
> > options 	USERCONFIG		#boot -c editor
> > options 	VISUAL_USERCONFIG	#visual boot -c editor
> > options 	KTRACE			#ktrace(1) support
> > options 	SYSVSHM			#SYSV-style shared memory
> > options 	SYSVMSG			#SYSV-style message queues
> > options 	SYSVSEM			#SYSV-style semaphores
> > options 	P1003_1B		#Posix P1003_1B real-time extensions
> > options 	_KPOSIX_PRIORITY_SCHEDULING
> > options		ICMP_BANDLIM		#Rate limit bad replies
> > options 	KBD_INSTALL_CDEV	# install a CDEV entry in /dev
> > options		QUOTA
> > options		SUIDDIR
> > options		NO_F00F_HACK
> > options		DDB_UNATTENDED
> >
> > device		isa
> > device		eisa
> > device		pci
> >
> > # Floppy drives
> > #device		fdc0	at isa? port IO_FD1 irq 6 drq 2
> > #device		fd0	at fdc0 drive 0
> > #device		fd1	at fdc0 drive 1
> >
> > # ATA and ATAPI devices
> > device		ata
> > device		atadisk			# ATA disk drives
> > device		atapicd			# ATAPI CDROM drives
> > #device		atapifd			# ATAPI floppy drives
> > #device		atapist			# ATAPI tape drives
> > options 	ATA_STATIC_ID		#Static device numbering
> >
> > # SCSI Controllers
> > #device		ahc		# AHA2940 and onboard AIC7xxx devices
> > #device		sym		# NCR/Symbios Logic device
> >
> > # SCSI peripherals
> > device		scbus		# SCSI bus (required)
> > device		da		# Direct Access (disks)
> > #device		sa		# Sequential Access (tape etc)
> > device		cd		# CD
> > device		pass		# Passthrough device (direct SCSI access)
> >
> > # atkbdc0 controls both the keyboard and the PS/2 mouse
> > device		atkbdc0	at isa? port IO_KBD
> > device		atkbd0	at atkbdc? irq 1 flags 0x1
> > device		psm0	at atkbdc? irq 12
> > device		vga0	at isa?
> >
> > # splash screen/screen saver
> > pseudo-device	splash
> >
> > # syscons is the default console driver, resembling an SCO console
> > device		sc0	at isa? flags 0x100
> >
> > # Floating point support - do not disable.
> > device		npx0	at nexus? port IO_NPX irq 13
> >
> > # Power management support (see LINT for more options)
> > #device		apm0    at nexus? disable flags 0x20 # Advanced Power Management
> >
> > # Serial (COM) ports
> > device		sio0	at isa? port IO_COM1 irq 4
> > device		sio1	at isa? port IO_COM2 flags 0x10 irq 3
> >
> > # Parallel port
> > device		ppc0	at isa? irq 7
> > device		ppbus		# Parallel port bus (required)
> > device		lpt		# Printer
> > device		plip		# TCP/IP over parallel
> > device		ppi		# Parallel port interface device
> > #device		vpo		# Requires scbus and da
> >
> >
> > # PCI Ethernet NICs.
> > device		miibus
> > device		vr		# Intel EtherExpress PRO/100B (82557, 82558)
> >
> > # Pseudo devices - the number indicates how many units to allocate.
> > pseudo-device	loop		# Network loopback
> > pseudo-device	ether		# Ethernet support
> > pseudo-device	sl	1	# Kernel SLIP
> > #pseudo-device	ppp	1	# Kernel PPP
> > #pseudo-device	tun		# Packet tunnel.
> > pseudo-device	pty		# Pseudo-ttys (telnet etc)
> > pseudo-device	md		# Memory "disks"
> > pseudo-device	gif	4	# IPv6 and IPv4 tunneling
> > pseudo-device	faith	1	# IPv6-to-IPv4 relaying (translation)
> >
> > # The `bpf' pseudo-device enables the Berkeley Packet Filter.
> > # Be aware of the administrative consequences of enabling this!
> > pseudo-device	bpf		#Berkeley packet filter
> >
> > # USB support
> > device		uhci		# UHCI PCI->USB interface
> > device		ohci		# OHCI PCI->USB interface
> > device		usb		# USB Bus (required)
> > device		ugen		# Generic
> > device		uhid		# "Human Interface Devices"
> > device		ukbd		# Keyboard
> > device		ulpt		# Printer
> > device		umass		# Disks/Mass storage - Requires scbus and da
> > device		ums		# Mouse
> > device		uscanner	# Scanners
> > device          ucom
> > device          uplcom
> > device          uvscom
> > device          uvisor
> > device          uftdi
> >
> > # Sound Support
> > device		pcm
> > device		joy0	at isa? port IO_GAME
> >
> > Regards,
> > Seth Henry
>
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You said you were trying 4.6.  Did you try 4.8/4.9 or 5.1?  They should work



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