From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 2 14:52:36 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C1FF216A41F for ; Fri, 2 Sep 2005 14:52:36 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no) Received: from osl1smout1.broadpark.no (osl1smout1.broadpark.no [80.202.4.58]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3955B43D64 for ; Fri, 2 Sep 2005 14:52:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no) Received: from osl1sminn1.broadpark.no ([80.202.4.59]) by osl1smout1.broadpark.no (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 HotFix 0.05 (built Oct 21 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IM700GRM2R14UE0@osl1smout1.broadpark.no> for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Fri, 02 Sep 2005 16:54:37 +0200 (CEST) Received: from kg-work.kg4.no ([80.202.174.153]) by osl1sminn1.broadpark.no (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 HotFix 0.05 (built Oct 21 2004)) with SMTP id <0IM7000PW2SY1RD0@osl1sminn1.broadpark.no> for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Fri, 02 Sep 2005 16:55:47 +0200 (CEST) Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 16:52:30 +0200 From: Torfinn Ingolfsen X-Face: "t9w2,-X@O^I`jVW\sonI3.,36KBLZE*AL[y9lL[PyFD*r_S:dIL9c[8Y>V42R0"!"yb_zN,f#%.[PYYNq; m"_0v; ~rUM2Yy!zmkh)3&U|u!=T(zyv,MHJv"nDH>OJ`t(@mil461d_B'Uo|'nMwlKe0Mv=kvV?Nh@>Hb<3s_z2jYgZhPb@?Wi^x1a~Hplz1.zH To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-id: <20050902165230.0d0c2bbf.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 1.0.5 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.4) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: MSI RS480M2-IL and bios upgrades 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: Fri, 02 Sep 2005 14:52:36 -0000 I'll note this here, in case it helps others. I have a MSI mainboard, model RS480M2-IL 8aka MS-7093). I'm running FreeBSD 5.4-stable amd64 on it. I'm also using a nVidia GeForce 6200 TC (TurboCache) gfx card, because of troubles with the integrated Radeon Xpress 200 gfx chipset (Xorg does't have working support yet). The board was delivered with BIOS version 3.3, and I have been running with it for a long time, even if it has some problems. A few days ago, I checked the MSI web site, and found that the newest bios now was version 3.8. Stupidly enough, I upgraded (in hope that it might cure some of the problems this board has). I should have known better. After the upgrade, Xorg would freeze on startup (or a few seconds after). The machine still worked, I could ssh in and do a shutdown. After reading through a lot of messages on MSI forums, I found others with the same problem, the suggested fix is to downgrade the bios to version 3.5. I reflashed to version 3.5 of the bios, and now the machine works again. Information: mainboard info: http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_detail.php?UID=639 BIOS link: http://www.msi.com.tw/program/support/bios/bos/spt_bos_detail.php?UID=639&kind=1 FreeBSD version: FreeBSD kg-quiet.kg4.no 5.4-STABLE FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE #5: Fri Sep 2 15:14:54 CEST 2005 root@kg-quiet.kg4.no:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/QUIET amd64 Xorg version: xorg-server-6.8.99.12 = up-to-date with port Graphics card: none3@pci1:0:0: class=0x030000 card=0x81ae1043 chip=0x016110de rev=0xa1 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'NVIDIA Corporation' device = 'GeForce 6200 TurboCache(TM)' class = display subclass = VGA --- Yours, Torfinn Ingolfsen, Norway