Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:58:44 +0100 From: Jasper Valentijn <jasper.valentijn@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 9.0 ICH8M trouble, no HDD found, unable to install. Message-ID: <CAJ=V5PEPD5n-4zZu%2BzVV5u5tdd8iV63du2HrQEtyAX%2BJO36dCQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAJ=V5PHDu8qUVDvyvmG3F_zbXFSe3d46i7a=u7EPiKs-uXyWeg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAJ=V5PHDu8qUVDvyvmG3F_zbXFSe3d46i7a=u7EPiKs-uXyWeg@mail.gmail.com>
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Mike wrote: > I do not have this hardware, so these are just a couple of wild guessses > from the blue on my part. =A0I am also looking only at 64 bit platforms h= ere, > so if there is any signifigant difference with 32 bit I can't look/see. Just to be on the safe side I've also tried the 9.0 amd64 image. Same results though. > First, you might try using the "2" option on the boot menu and then 'load= acpi_sony' followed by 'boot'. No change here, on both i386 and amd64. > You may try disabling AHCI by switching to Legacy IDE mode and see what > changes. If it works when you do this it confirms this to be where the=A0= > problem lies. > Also ensure you are not using any BIOS config for AHCI+RAID. Sony has completely stripped the bios, no options to set here. > You may be able to play around a little using the loader (press=A0"2") to= set and unset various variables. > For example, hint.ahci.X.msi=3D0=A0would turn off MSI support. No luck with this either. Have tried your suggestion and some others 'hint.ata.0.*'. > As far as specific settings for controlling=A0ATA_CAM and/or other AHCI s= upport I'm fuzzy on this. > Perhaps if you reach=A0this point someone more knowlegable can chime in. Same here. > As far as what I can tell from the PR you mentioned, if you saw the exact= =A0same behavior after > having installed FBSD 8.1 and then subsquently trying to=A0upgrade to 8.2= it would nail it to matching > the PR. I have tried the 8.1 i386 memstick image and it does see the drive. I have tried the 8.2 i386 memstick image and it does not see the drive. I have tried the 9.0 i386 memstick image and it does not see the drive. I have tried the 9.0 amd64 memstick image and it does not see the drive. Didn't do an install of 8.1 and upgrade to 8.2 though. If needed I could try that, but I'd prefer to do a clean 9.0 install. > Hope this helps any, as it's just basically just a couple of wild guesses= to=A0maybe get you started. Well, still no FBSD 9.0 on the box but it kept me busy. Thanks anyways! Jasper --=20 =93We spend the first twelve months of our children's lives teaching them to walk and talk and the next twelve telling them to sit down and shut up.=94
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