From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 10 13:59:27 2009 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG> 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 B9841106566B for <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org>; Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:59:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from cyrus.watson.org (cyrus.watson.org [65.122.17.42]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B0C28FC12 for <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org>; Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:59:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from bigwig.baldwin.cx (66.111.2.69.static.nyinternet.net [66.111.2.69]) by cyrus.watson.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 1554B46B2D; Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:59:27 -0500 (EST) Received: from jhbbsd.localnet (unknown [209.249.190.9]) by bigwig.baldwin.cx (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 5FAE58A01B; Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:59:26 -0500 (EST) From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:32:51 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.12.1 (FreeBSD/7.2-CBSD-20091103; KDE/4.3.1; amd64; ; ) References: <4AF2E837.2080705@greatbaysoftware.com> <4B1FBBFD.3080301@greatbaysoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <4B1FBBFD.3080301@greatbaysoftware.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200912100832.51523.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.0.1 (bigwig.baldwin.cx); Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:59:26 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.95.1 at bigwig.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=4.2 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RDNS_NONE autolearn=no version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on bigwig.baldwin.cx Cc: Charles Owens <cowens@greatbaysoftware.com> Subject: Re: kern/139654: CD-boot failure on newer IBM server X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware <freebsd-hardware.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware>, <mailto:freebsd-hardware-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hardware> List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-hardware-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware>, <mailto:freebsd-hardware-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:59:27 -0000 On Wednesday 09 December 2009 10:02:21 am Charles Owens wrote: > Charles Owens wrote: > > Hello, > > > > As detailed in the PR, we are unable to get FreeBSD (7.1) to boot with > > an IBM System x3250 M2 server. I'm not sure what steps to take next, > > and would greatly appreciate assistance. > > > > We've also submitted kern/139653 which deal with different hardware (HP) > > and is not quite as critical (very poor performance, as opposed to > > complete failure)... any suggestions with this also welcome. > > > > PR links: > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=kern/139654 > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=kern/139653 > > > Tying up this loose thread... PR kern/139654 turns out to be duplicate > of kern/103602. Patch in PR from Alexander Motin (mav@) appears to > resolve our issue (works fine in 7.1 but must be applied by hand). Our > thanks to him for his generous support. Does the same patch address 139653 at all? -- John Baldwin