From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 22 14:39:51 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E25EE16A40F for ; Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:39:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dom@goodforbusiness.co.uk) Received: from mailhost.graphdata.co.uk (mailhost.graphdata.co.uk [195.12.22.194]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A782C43D5A for ; Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:39:48 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dom@goodforbusiness.co.uk) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mailhost.graphdata.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 76004114023; Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:39:47 +0100 (BST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at graphdata.co.uk Received: from mailhost.graphdata.co.uk ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mailhost.graphdata.co.uk [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id jpSWo60ZxpQX; Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:39:44 +0100 (BST) Received: from [192.168.0.86] (gdc083.internal.graphdata.co.uk [192.168.0.86]) by mailhost.graphdata.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id C3993114033; Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:39:44 +0100 (BST) Message-ID: <4513F5B0.9030300@goodforbusiness.co.uk> Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:39:44 +0100 From: Dominic Marks User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (X11/20060919) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: CyberSans AirBort References: <15af975d0609212321r29fdd287p462ae0f2b7e404b4@mail.gmail.com> <15af975d0609220725s1206d7ebr53589adbc1b9c17@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <15af975d0609220725s1206d7ebr53589adbc1b9c17@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bug on BTX X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:39:52 -0000 CyberSans AirBort wrote: > hello guys, sorry if i send email to wrong address. > > i have tested 6.2-BETA and the same problem still appear when i want to > install it into compaq evo desktop; BTX HALTED. > > like previous version, it stucks when booting from cd on the first > installation. i have follow so many discussion around the internet, and > they > are blaming compaq BIOS, some of them give solution such as change hdd mode > from extended DMA to max PIO, but it won't work. and for your information, > this machine had no problem when installed with windows or linux. > > please guys, i hope there will be a fixed on 6.2 so that it will load, > installed, and run on my compaq evo desktop Go into the BIOS, disable BIOS DMA transfers **. After that it will boot normally. I have about 20 EVOs, which this change they run fine. This is true of all versions of FreeBSD I have ever tried. ** I can't remember the exact name of the option, but it is something along those lines. Enjoy, Dominic > thank you > > cybersans > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"