From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 18 16:38:24 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DCE631065676 for ; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:38:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aragon@phat.za.net) Received: from mail.geek.sh (decoder.geek.sh [196.36.198.81]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 810948FC25 for ; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:38:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aragon@phat.za.net) Received: by mail.geek.sh (Postfix, from userid 1000) id A5B3924D26; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:11:03 +0200 (SAST) Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:11:03 +0200 From: Aragon Gouveia To: Ken Smith Message-ID: <20081218161103.GA52173@phat.za.net> References: <1228876766.35416.23.camel@bauer.cse.buffalo.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1228876766.35416.23.camel@bauer.cse.buffalo.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 4.10-RELEASE-p2 i386 Cc: freebsd-stable Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7.1-RC1 Available... X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:38:25 -0000 Hi, | By Ken Smith | [ 2008-12-10 04:40 +0200 ] > In addition to general testing we're looking for information about > potential problems with the boot loader. There has been traffic here > about problems but the reports haven't helped narrow down the causes > yet. So far it seems to be related to USB keyboards and at least so far > systems with more than one processor in them. More data points like > cases where a USB keyboard was not involved as well as if possible > things like which motherboard it is might help us narrow down the cause. > Testing on a variety of motherboards, of varying ages and manufacturers > would help. I have been experiencing problems with loader(8) on my system. Essentially it freezes the system if "too much" keyboard input is given. Please see these posts for more background: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2008-October/046176.html http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2008-October/046189.html http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2008-November/046337.html I've just tested booting up with an i386 RC1 disc and the problem is still there. My motherboard is an Intel DG33BU. Regards, Aragon