Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:55:22 -0400 From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: amd64/138882: Can't install FreeBSD 7.2 Message-ID: <4AB3590A.5040805@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20090918102700.7ba596a6.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> References: <200909171300.n8HD0GbZ059265@freefall.freebsd.org> <20090918102700.7ba596a6.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no>
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Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: > On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:00:16 +0000 (GMT) > John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> wrote: > >> Try turning off legacy USB support in your BIOS. I have a machine >> at home that has run 6.x and 7.x/i386 that has this same issue. The >> problem appears to be that ohci_reset() doesn't fully clear the >> state of the ohci(4) controller and when the driver first probes it >> sees a completed USB request that was the last request initiated by >> the BIOS. > > Or if that doesn't work (I have a M2A-VM HDMI, but I don't know how old > a BIOS he has) he can remove all usb attached devices during boot. > For some reason, most devices work fine when plugged in after the > machine has booted. > (Some devices will panic the machine, but that is another story) Yes, that is true in my experience as well. In my case I have a UPS with a USB adapter plugged in and removing it during boot was another workaround. -- John Baldwin
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