Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:45:58 +0100 From: "deeptech71@gmail.com" <deeptech71@gmail.com> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: lockup during probing because of a memory stick Message-ID: <CAF6hryTQfe1FuVrhFF1tuPMsFrskLu_Jt45AL5ODRsNSn3s3qg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5083193D-4DEA-4BFC-BD87-612C11B46C90@gmail.com> References: <CAF6hryRaJfDWbCYq9%2B8XBwkyj7KxdmqBLKutdcBmDcYBuUOo_Q@mail.gmail.com> <201110302127.51898.hselasky@c2i.net> <CAF6hryS16TOPpFv_H4YTu4T98jJ_szVs29AjsOBuWJgT5xXNjg@mail.gmail.com> <5083193D-4DEA-4BFC-BD87-612C11B46C90@gmail.com>
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On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 3:01 AM, Garrett Cooper <yanegomi@gmail.com> wrote: > On Oct 30, 2011, at 6:47 PM, deeptech71@gmail.com wrote: > >> On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 9:27 PM, Hans Petter Selasky <hselasky@c2i.net> = wrote: >> >>> On Saturday 29 October 2011 23:26:29 deeptech71@gmail.com wrote: >> >>>> I don't recall this case happening some time ago. But now, this >> >>>> happens with and without the NEW_PCIB option. I mention this because >> >>>> ``acpi0: <A M I OEMXSDT> on motherboard'' is shortly followed by >> >>>> ``acpi0: reservation of 0, a0000 (3) failed'', whatever that means. >> >> >> >>> ACPI involves some USB BIOS code most likely which is causing the crash= . I >> >>> think this is maybe not a FreeBSD issue, but if you can binary search t= he >> >>> revisions to find exactly what commit broke your system, them I can loo= k >> >>> further at your issue. >> >> >> >> Actually, I've just tested a pre-compiled 7.3-RELEASE GENERIC kernel, >> and the lockup also occurs there. >> >> >> >>> Have you tried to turn off USB legacy support in the BIOS? >> >> >> >> Hmm. Interesting, only a combination of the following result in the lock= up: >> >> - Legacy USB Support: Auto (enable if and only if a USB device is >> connected) or Enabled, >> >> - USB 2.0 Controller: Enabled, >> >> - USB 2.0 Controller Mode: HiSpeed, >> >> - the memory stick is plugged in when the computer starts, and >> >> - the memory stick is plugged in when FreeBSD boots. >> >> Note that, to reproduce the lockup, it is not sufficient to just have >> the said BIOS settings (Legacy USB Support: Enabled, etc.), it is also >> required that the mutherboard recognize the memory stick when the >> computer starts, and to have the memory stick connected when FreeBSD >> boots. (If I disable 2.0 support, or set the speed to FullSpeed, or >> disable legacy support, or do not have the stick plugged in when the >> computer starts, or do not have the stick plugged in when FreeBSD >> boots, then the lockup does not occur.) >> >> >> >> But Windows XP does not produce any lockups in the case where FreeBSD >> does. Furthermore, in all cases, the memory stick is usable from >> FreeBSD if FreeBSD boots successfully. So why should I expect FreeBSD >> to lock up? > > > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Vendor hacks and limited testing on other OSes is the most= likely cause, if it's not a bug within FreeBSD. Just to narrow things down= a bit... > 1. Are there are BIOS updates for your motherboard? Yes, and I have the latest non-beta version (v1019 (dated 2004-11-08) for P4P800 mutherboards). > 2. Do you have ACPI 2.0 support enabled in the BIOS (I was reminded of th= is because some ASUS MBs default this setting to off -- which may or may no= t cause problems with FreeBSD)? Yes (also, I've just tried disabling ACPI 2.0, with no luck).
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