From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 4 14:34:19 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F182E106566C for ; Sun, 4 Apr 2010 14:34:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from asmrookie@gmail.com) Received: from mail-fx0-f209.google.com (mail-fx0-f209.google.com [209.85.220.209]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E2F38FC12 for ; Sun, 4 Apr 2010 14:34:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fxm1 with SMTP id 1so2277805fxm.13 for ; Sun, 04 Apr 2010 07:34:18 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:sender:received:in-reply-to :references:date:x-google-sender-auth:received:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=vsaB7CaZ1C+4m3RkgPQjBPO5SNmBUQSpCdP8+9roVl8=; b=MCOgLnz1jpnXnXvWMqcR/44LdodSc24nv52KyxooUWPivuiXUtS/8Usf+JxDgSvkcY yVXXX07Ji6mkluU7rV5IUlV4riovo5hNGTrfSo01ezQ4OSxcnn6fVzGFAPU/OAMUE9Jo tDL7+pTIiMgYosWHg/Mg8OJRWM+h3MclZlFuU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; b=iQU3lg+PP8w9a4IIWM3aSnmdZ3WPHKEYCZfErv79eW1ZJMqIqWPwdslp6lL1uFTBxr RwXRfLA4nx8Y6wyXjdjaTNXSvFnER2Tg1SYMu31AOaRCU8UyJufFmJXfwO/kScp6dUDT L8ofGcdHa8ydQHPudPfa2CjXZQKBz+dk2GuV0= MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: asmrookie@gmail.com Received: by 10.239.137.131 with HTTP; Sun, 4 Apr 2010 07:34:17 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20100404123907.GA84384@macbook.catpipe.net> References: <20100404123907.GA84384@macbook.catpipe.net> Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 16:34:17 +0200 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 1175ab9563c2e185 Received: by 10.239.137.69 with SMTP id k5mr365384hbk.214.1270391658148; Sun, 04 Apr 2010 07:34:18 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: From: Attilio Rao To: Phil Regnauld Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 9-CURRENT (and 8.0) on MacMini (rev. 3,1) X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:34:20 -0000 2010/4/4 Phil Regnauld : > Hi everyone, > > Wasn't sure where to post this, so I'll try here as it involves -CURRENT > as well, and effort is probably best spent there. > > Have acquired a MacMini "Server" model (4 GB RAM, 2 x 500 GB disk, and > no optical drive) to build a workshop training server. I am trying > to get FreeBSD to work on this beast, and so far I've had mitigated > success. > > Below is the combination of versions that work/don't work. =C2=A0If it ha= ngs/panics, > it's at boot time. > > Boot mode =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 ACPI =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0NO ACPI/SAFE > > F7.2-R amd64 =C2=A0hang =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0panic (in swapper) > F7.2-R i386 =C2=A0 WORKS, but 2.7 GB visible. PAE kernel panics on starti= ng CPU2 > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0no-ACPI not tested (not n= ecessary) > > F8.0-R amd64 =C2=A0hang =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0hang > F8.0-R =C2=A0i386 =C2=A0hang =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0han= g ohci > > F8.0-S amd64 =C2=A0hang =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0hang at = ohci early: SMM active, request owner change > > F9.0-C amd64 =C2=A0panic acpica =C2=A0 =C2=A0hang on md0: Preloaded image= =C2=A0(Feb 2010 SNAP) > F9.0-C i386 =C2=A0 panic acpica =C2=A0 =C2=A0panic acpica > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Stopped at =C2=A0kbd_enter+0x3a: movl =C2=A0= $0,kbd_why > =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0(USB kbd dead here, cannot backtrace) I would start by compiling a debugging kernel and using serial port for capturing, starting reporting the ACPI bug in the latest case, then we can get useful informations. Attilio --=20 Peace can only be achieved by understanding - A. Einstein