Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:00:22 GMT From: Andriy Gapon <avg@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: amd64/164457: [install] Can't install FreeBSD 9.0 (amd64) on HP Blade (ProLiant BL465c G1 ) Message-ID: <201201261900.q0QJ0MhY064574@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR amd64/164457; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Andriy Gapon <avg@FreeBSD.org> To: Ewald Jenisch <a@jenisch.at> Cc: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: amd64/164457: [install] Can't install FreeBSD 9.0 (amd64) on HP Blade (ProLiant BL465c G1 ) Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:51:06 +0200 on 26/01/2012 19:45 Ewald Jenisch said the following: > On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 12:45:23AM +0200, Andriy Gapon wrote: >> >> I suspect that your problem might be related to the recent eventtimers changes. >> Could you please try playing with setting the following tunables on the loader >> prompt (via 'set' command)? >> >> kern.eventtimer.periodic=1 >> kern.eventtimer.timer="LAPIC" >> > > Hi Andriy, > > This neatly did the trick! :-) In setting both values I was able to boot > off the install-CD. After installation I had to make sure both of these > settings end up in /boot/loader.conf so the machine comes up. > > Unfortunately I've now got another problem: When doing a "sync" this > command obviously doesn't terminate (i.e. no commandline-prompt reappearing). > Could this be related to the same cause? Not sure. > BTW, Any documentation as to what these two settings you mentioned actually do? > > Thanks for your help! There is eventtimers(4) manual page. You may also want to try to contact Alexander Motin (mav@) directly, he is the author and maintainer of that code. -- Andriy Gapon
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